About me
This platform, founded in 2024, seeks to establish a safe space to address aspects of life that often go unspoken, particularly emotions linked to grief and loss. Unlike conventional social media, this platform doesn’t involve typical interactions such as comments, hearts, or likes. Instead, it serves as a sanctuary for contemplation and deeper perspectives on life.
My experience as a hospice volunteer, combined with my personal journey through complex grief, have shown me that our society rarely encourages open discussions about grief. Moreover, we often find ourselves unprepared for the array of emotions that accompany loss. Both professionally and personally, this motivates and inspires me: to make our societies more comfortable with these challenging topics.
It has taken me four years to integrate my grief to my life, living alongside it without succumbing to bitterness or constant melancholy. In the most difficult times, it would have been a great help to know how to manage my feelings of grief and how to cope with this state of being in which so much suddenly changes. During my current studies in grief support, I came across Chris Paul’s grief kaleidoscope model, which offers a human and comprehensible perspective on dealing with grief as a life situation. If I had possessed this knowledge, I would have treated myself and others more kindly during the grieving process.
Those experiencing grief are part of a much broader human community. By sharing and engaging with these narratives, we not only ensure that the stories of our loved ones endure, but we provide each other with the community and different perspectives to manage grief more humanely. Ultimately and significantly, to become skilled in navigating grief is to become skilled in navigating life itself.