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Holiday Grief. Advice from your grief Coach #griefjourney #grief #healing #healingjourney #griefandloss
Holiday Grief. Advice from your grief Coach #griefjourney #grief #healing #healingjourney #griefandloss
Losing a parent doesn’t just change your life—it changes you. You can’t sleep, even though you’re exhausted. You feel overwhelmed by things that never used to bother you. Some days, you feel completely disconnected, like you’re moving through life in a fog. This isn’t just grief. It’s your nervous system responding to profound loss. Your body isn’t just mourning—it’s trying to protect you. Because when you lost them, your nervous system registered that loss as a threat. Your foundation shifted. Your sense of safety was shaken. And now? Your body is still searching for solid ground. But here’s what no one tells you: 💙You don’t just have to get through this. ✅You can rebuild your nervous system so that you don’t just survive grief—you learn how to live again. ➡️ Why you still feel stuck: 👉 Your body is in survival mode, constantly bracing for more loss—even when nothing is happening. 👉 It’s why you overthink small decisions and feel drained after social interactions. 👉 It’s why you shut down emotionally, then suddenly feel overwhelmed by sadness or anxiety. 👉 It’s why you crave connection but also feel the urge to withdraw. ✨ How to rebuild your nervous system after loss: 💙Find small moments of safety. Your body needs to experience calm before it can trust it. 💙 Expand your capacity gently. Instead of forcing yourself to be “back to normal,” take small, manageable steps toward engagement. A short walk, a slow conversation, a few minutes of stillness. 💙 Regulate through connection. Even if grief makes you want to isolate, your nervous system heals in safe relationships. This could be a trusted friend, a Grief Coach, or a grief support space. What keeps your nervous system stuck: ❌ Pushing through exhaustion instead of allowing rest. ❌ Forcing yourself to be “okay” when your body isn’t ready. ❌ Ignoring your needs because they feel inconvenient. Your body isn’t failing you. It’s learning how to hold your grief while still making space for life. Drop a ‘SAFE’ in the comments if this resonates. I’ll be sharing more about rebuilding your nervous system inside my community- you don’t have to navigate this alone.
Losing a parent doesn’t just change your life—it changes you. You can’t sleep, even though you’re exhausted. You feel overwhelmed by things that never used to bother you. Some days, you feel completely disconnected, like you’re moving through life in a fog. This isn’t just grief. It’s your nervous system responding to profound loss. Your body isn’t just mourning—it’s trying to protect you. Because when you lost them, your nervous system registered that loss as a threat. Your foundation shifted. Your sense of safety was shaken. And now? Your body is still searching for solid ground. But here’s what no one tells you: 💙You don’t just have to get through this. ✅You can rebuild your nervous system so that you don’t just survive grief—you learn how to live again. ➡️ Why you still feel stuck: 👉 Your body is in survival mode, constantly bracing for more loss—even when nothing is happening. 👉 It’s why you overthink small decisions and feel drained after social interactions. 👉 It’s why you shut down emotionally, then suddenly feel overwhelmed by sadness or anxiety. 👉 It’s why you crave connection but also feel the urge to withdraw. ✨ How to rebuild your nervous system after loss: 💙Find small moments of safety. Your body needs to experience calm before it can trust it. 💙 Expand your capacity gently. Instead of forcing yourself to be “back to normal,” take small, manageable steps toward engagement. A short walk, a slow conversation, a few minutes of stillness. 💙 Regulate through connection. Even if grief makes you want to isolate, your nervous system heals in safe relationships. This could be a trusted friend, a Grief Coach, or a grief support space. What keeps your nervous system stuck: ❌ Pushing through exhaustion instead of allowing rest. ❌ Forcing yourself to be “okay” when your body isn’t ready. ❌ Ignoring your needs because they feel inconvenient. Your body isn’t failing you. It’s learning how to hold your grief while still making space for life. Drop a ‘SAFE’ in the comments if this resonates. I’ll be sharing more about rebuilding your nervous system inside my community- you don’t have to navigate this alone.
Grief is love with nowhere to go. Processing grief comes with shame. AI as a grief coach? I like it. I like it a lot. #GriefProcess #AItherapy #MentalWellness #EmotionalSupport #CopingWithLoss #GriefJourney #SelfCare For more information visit www.guardianangels-ai.com.
Grief is love with nowhere to go. Processing grief comes with shame. AI as a grief coach? I like it. I like it a lot. #GriefProcess #AItherapy #MentalWellness #EmotionalSupport #CopingWithLoss #GriefJourney #SelfCare For more information visit www.guardianangels-ai.com.
I don’t even know where to start. It feels strange sitting here again. Like a version of myself I haven’t talked to in a long time. Everything in my life has been shifting at once. We moved… life on the manor… the animals… the retreat building.. Isabel’s senior year ALL while in my 5th year of grief.. It’s all beautiful and it’s been completely wrecking me at the same time. My body has been in survival mode for months…cortisol through the roof, hair thinning, weight gain and a brain that just won’t slow down. I wanted to show up here and for you but I couldn’t because I couldn’t even figure out how to show up for myself the way I needed to. I stopped trying to be okay long enough to actually feel what wasn’t okay and try and fix it. That’s where this new season starts. Welcome to Confessions of a Grief Coach – because even though we help others through their grief we still break too. And the 5th year of grief, broke me in a way I wasn’t expecting. I missed you all and I am happy to be back and chatting ❤️ #healingjourneys #griefislove #unitedingrief #youngwidow #hopeforwidows #widowshelpingwidows #normalizegrief #widowlife #widowhoodsucks #hotyoungwidowsclub #lifeafterloss #losssucks #writingyourgrief #resilientingrief #copingwithgrief #mentalhealthmatters #mentalstrength #widowsupport #soloparent #widowedparent #widowedmom #widowstrong #widowspeak #widowproblems #traumasurvivor #bereavementsupport #widowsjourney #hopeforwidows #widowedandyoung
I don’t even know where to start. It feels strange sitting here again. Like a version of myself I haven’t talked to in a long time. Everything in my life has been shifting at once. We moved… life on the manor… the animals… the retreat building.. Isabel’s senior year ALL while in my 5th year of grief.. It’s all beautiful and it’s been completely wrecking me at the same time. My body has been in survival mode for months…cortisol through the roof, hair thinning, weight gain and a brain that just won’t slow down. I wanted to show up here and for you but I couldn’t because I couldn’t even figure out how to show up for myself the way I needed to. I stopped trying to be okay long enough to actually feel what wasn’t okay and try and fix it. That’s where this new season starts. Welcome to Confessions of a Grief Coach – because even though we help others through their grief we still break too. And the 5th year of grief, broke me in a way I wasn’t expecting. I missed you all and I am happy to be back and chatting ❤️ #healingjourneys #griefislove #unitedingrief #youngwidow #hopeforwidows #widowshelpingwidows #normalizegrief #widowlife #widowhoodsucks #hotyoungwidowsclub #lifeafterloss #losssucks #writingyourgrief #resilientingrief #copingwithgrief #mentalhealthmatters #mentalstrength #widowsupport #soloparent #widowedparent #widowedmom #widowstrong #widowspeak #widowproblems #traumasurvivor #bereavementsupport #widowsjourney #hopeforwidows #widowedandyoung
As a grief coach and a griever, I find these conversations invaluable. Thank you, @andersoncooper, for your willingness to share your story and the honesty about how our society's norm of keeping grief bottled in, doesn’t get us very far. His words remind us that grief deserves a place in our conversations, support, and tools to process, not silence. 🚫 If you’ve been holding your grief in, hoping time will ease it, it doesn’t have to stay that way. DM me the word ‘HEAL’ or comment it below, and let’s talk about what being equipped and supported to deal with grief could look like 💛 Follow this space where grief and love always have a place to be 💛
As a grief coach and a griever, I find these conversations invaluable. Thank you, @andersoncooper, for your willingness to share your story and the honesty about how our society's norm of keeping grief bottled in, doesn’t get us very far. His words remind us that grief deserves a place in our conversations, support, and tools to process, not silence. 🚫 If you’ve been holding your grief in, hoping time will ease it, it doesn’t have to stay that way. DM me the word ‘HEAL’ or comment it below, and let’s talk about what being equipped and supported to deal with grief could look like 💛 Follow this space where grief and love always have a place to be 💛
Here 👇🏻 The truth is, after my late husband Ryan’s accident, I was anything but brave or strong. It was the most fragile, unraveling, broken time of my life. I didn’t feel courageous—I felt like I was coming apart. I was 26 weeks pregnant. I had a 3-and-a-half-year-old at home. And I had a critically ill husband in the hospital. It didn’t matter whether I felt strong—I had to keep going. I had to make impossible, life-or-death decisions for the man I loved. I had to wake up, take my toddler to school, drive to the hospital, sit by my husband’s side, pick up my son, feed him dinner, and put him to bed—every day. I had to remember to eat, to drink water—because I was carrying a life inside me, even while mine felt like it was falling apart. And eventually, I had to give birth to our second son—alone. I didn’t feel strong through any of it. I didn’t drag myself out of bed every day as an act of bravery. I did what I had to do, in the middle of trauma, heartbreak, and survival. So much of that time is still a blur. That’s what trauma does—it protects us by dulling the sharpest edges. It lets us go numb. It switches us to autopilot. People are quick to call those in crisis “brave” or “strong,” But if you’ve lived through the worst days of your life, You know—it’s not about strength or bravery. It’s about survival. 💬 Comment below if you can relate 🔁 Share this if you think someone else needs to hear it ❤️ Follow for more content on grief, life, and love after loss 💌 DM “Retreat” for info on my widow’s retreat 💌 DM “Support” for 1:1 grief coaching 💌 DM “Carried” to order my second book 💌 DM “Running” for my first book 💌 DM “Email” to join my list + get grief tools #grievingprocess #griefjourney #griefsupport #griefandloss #griefislove #griefhealing #copingwithgrief #thisisgrief #griefcoach #griefwork #youngwidow #youngwidows #widowedandyoung #widow #widows #widowhood #widowlife #widowedmom #widowstrong #widowsupport #widowshelpingwidows #hopeforwidows #widowcoach #loveafterloss #policewife #leowife ✨ Grief coach for widows. Helping widows lost in grief find joy and purpose after loss.
Here 👇🏻 The truth is, after my late husband Ryan’s accident, I was anything but brave or strong. It was the most fragile, unraveling, broken time of my life. I didn’t feel courageous—I felt like I was coming apart. I was 26 weeks pregnant. I had a 3-and-a-half-year-old at home. And I had a critically ill husband in the hospital. It didn’t matter whether I felt strong—I had to keep going. I had to make impossible, life-or-death decisions for the man I loved. I had to wake up, take my toddler to school, drive to the hospital, sit by my husband’s side, pick up my son, feed him dinner, and put him to bed—every day. I had to remember to eat, to drink water—because I was carrying a life inside me, even while mine felt like it was falling apart. And eventually, I had to give birth to our second son—alone. I didn’t feel strong through any of it. I didn’t drag myself out of bed every day as an act of bravery. I did what I had to do, in the middle of trauma, heartbreak, and survival. So much of that time is still a blur. That’s what trauma does—it protects us by dulling the sharpest edges. It lets us go numb. It switches us to autopilot. People are quick to call those in crisis “brave” or “strong,” But if you’ve lived through the worst days of your life, You know—it’s not about strength or bravery. It’s about survival. 💬 Comment below if you can relate 🔁 Share this if you think someone else needs to hear it ❤️ Follow for more content on grief, life, and love after loss 💌 DM “Retreat” for info on my widow’s retreat 💌 DM “Support” for 1:1 grief coaching 💌 DM “Carried” to order my second book 💌 DM “Running” for my first book 💌 DM “Email” to join my list + get grief tools #grievingprocess #griefjourney #griefsupport #griefandloss #griefislove #griefhealing #copingwithgrief #thisisgrief #griefcoach #griefwork #youngwidow #youngwidows #widowedandyoung #widow #widows #widowhood #widowlife #widowedmom #widowstrong #widowsupport #widowshelpingwidows #hopeforwidows #widowcoach #loveafterloss #policewife #leowife ✨ Grief coach for widows. Helping widows lost in grief find joy and purpose after loss.
Sibling Loss matters. If this resonates, you’re not alone. I’m Gretchen, a grief coach specializing in traumatic loss—especially sibling grief and suicide loss. I offer one-on-one sessions, support groups, and resources for grievers navigating the impossible using trauma-informed, somatic approaches. Let’s walk this path together. Link in bio 🤍

#siblingloss #traumaticloss #griefandloss  #suicideloss  #suicidelosssurvivor
Sibling Loss matters. If this resonates, you’re not alone. I’m Gretchen, a grief coach specializing in traumatic loss—especially sibling grief and suicide loss. I offer one-on-one sessions, support groups, and resources for grievers navigating the impossible using trauma-informed, somatic approaches. Let’s walk this path together. Link in bio 🤍

#siblingloss #traumaticloss #griefandloss  #suicideloss  #suicidelosssurvivor
If this resonates, you’re not alone. I’m Gretchen, a grief coach specializing in traumatic loss—especially sibling grief and suicide loss. I offer one-on-one sessions, support groups, and resources for grievers navigating the impossible using trauma-informed, somatic approaches. Let’s walk this path together. Link in bio 🤍

#siblingloss #traumaticloss #griefandloss  #suicideloss  #suicidelosssurvivor
If this resonates, you’re not alone. I’m Gretchen, a grief coach specializing in traumatic loss—especially sibling grief and suicide loss. I offer one-on-one sessions, support groups, and resources for grievers navigating the impossible using trauma-informed, somatic approaches. Let’s walk this path together. Link in bio 🤍

#siblingloss #traumaticloss #griefandloss  #suicideloss  #suicidelosssurvivor
If grievers were honest when someone said this 🥴 (this snarky twin of mine is the worst) 😜 It’s so rough to hear people say things like this... As a Grief Coach who has heard a LOT of these from clients and community members, it’s honestly shocking what people think is helpful. Even well-meaning, if they put even a couple moments of thought into their words as how it might land, they might choose a different approach. How they might feel if someone said this to them, too. It’s not about fixing, it’s about witnessing 💕 Drop a ❤️ if you’ve ever been hit with an unhelpful, unnecessary platitude when you were grieving (and share this to spread awareness of what NOT to do!). Follow @lossesbecomegains for more gentle grief and loss support and guidance 🫶🏼 #grief #griefandloss #lossesbecomegains #loss #lifewithgrief #grieving #griefandloss #griefsupport #griefprocess #griefhelp #griefawareness #griefeducator #griefcoach #griefjourney #platitudes
If grievers were honest when someone said this 🥴 (this snarky twin of mine is the worst) 😜 It’s so rough to hear people say things like this... As a Grief Coach who has heard a LOT of these from clients and community members, it’s honestly shocking what people think is helpful. Even well-meaning, if they put even a couple moments of thought into their words as how it might land, they might choose a different approach. How they might feel if someone said this to them, too. It’s not about fixing, it’s about witnessing 💕 Drop a ❤️ if you’ve ever been hit with an unhelpful, unnecessary platitude when you were grieving (and share this to spread awareness of what NOT to do!). Follow @lossesbecomegains for more gentle grief and loss support and guidance 🫶🏼 #grief #griefandloss #lossesbecomegains #loss #lifewithgrief #grieving #griefandloss #griefsupport #griefprocess #griefhelp #griefawareness #griefeducator #griefcoach #griefjourney #platitudes
Maybe a hot take. Maybe not. And I’ll preface this with the fact that I’m not a therapist. Nor am I a grief coach. I’m just a deeply feeling girl who has walked through her own grief, and compounded more grief on top of that, and now walks alongside so many others as they navigate their own grief. Translation - over the course of the last 14 years, I’ve learned a lot. A. LOT. And sometimes? Well, sometimes we grievers get stuck in a cycle of darkness because we’re told there is no wrong way to grieve. But maybe, just maybe, they’re wrong. Maybe that’s a “crutch” we really don’t need to lean on? Is there a timeline for grief? No. I absolutely don’t believe that there is a timeline. Grief is cyclical. It shifts. It spirals. It comes back around when you least expect it. We grieve in different seasons, at different intensities, at different intervals, for the rest of our lives. But is there a wrong way to grieve? Yes. Shocker. And maybe even a bit divisive. But I believe it with my whole heart. Why? Because I did it. And it nearly destroyed me. Grieving is deeply personal, but also a universal experience. And yet we still run. Which is exactly what I did. I ignored it. I pretended I was fine. I had so many people fooled. And all it did was kill me a little more inside. My mission was to make everything feel normal when nothing was normal. But here’s the thing I learned … It’s ok for life to not feel normal. It’s ok to feel broke. It’s ok to be broken! It’s okay if you’re living in survival. It’s okay if the thought of digging into it feels too dark or too big. Sometimes, we have to find safety in the darkness before we are able to feel the full weight of what we’ve lost. But no matter where you are in it… You have to face it. Don’t run. Don’t make my mistake. Face it and say, “I’m not ready yet. But I want to be.” (More in comments)
Maybe a hot take. Maybe not. And I’ll preface this with the fact that I’m not a therapist. Nor am I a grief coach. I’m just a deeply feeling girl who has walked through her own grief, and compounded more grief on top of that, and now walks alongside so many others as they navigate their own grief. Translation - over the course of the last 14 years, I’ve learned a lot. A. LOT. And sometimes? Well, sometimes we grievers get stuck in a cycle of darkness because we’re told there is no wrong way to grieve. But maybe, just maybe, they’re wrong. Maybe that’s a “crutch” we really don’t need to lean on? Is there a timeline for grief? No. I absolutely don’t believe that there is a timeline. Grief is cyclical. It shifts. It spirals. It comes back around when you least expect it. We grieve in different seasons, at different intensities, at different intervals, for the rest of our lives. But is there a wrong way to grieve? Yes. Shocker. And maybe even a bit divisive. But I believe it with my whole heart. Why? Because I did it. And it nearly destroyed me. Grieving is deeply personal, but also a universal experience. And yet we still run. Which is exactly what I did. I ignored it. I pretended I was fine. I had so many people fooled. And all it did was kill me a little more inside. My mission was to make everything feel normal when nothing was normal. But here’s the thing I learned … It’s ok for life to not feel normal. It’s ok to feel broke. It’s ok to be broken! It’s okay if you’re living in survival. It’s okay if the thought of digging into it feels too dark or too big. Sometimes, we have to find safety in the darkness before we are able to feel the full weight of what we’ve lost. But no matter where you are in it… You have to face it. Don’t run. Don’t make my mistake. Face it and say, “I’m not ready yet. But I want to be.” (More in comments)
What do you do when life brings you to your knees and nothing makes sense anymore? In this raw and powerful episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, grief coach and speaker JoBeth Polley shares what it looks like to live through the unthinkable: infertility, adoption heartbreak, and the sudden loss of her husband. Through the deepest pain, JoBeth has found purpose…not by avoiding grief, but by honoring it. From cattle ranching to coaching, she’s helping others do the same: rise again. If you’re grieving, walking with someone who is, or simply need a reminder that light can return after the darkness—this one is for you. 🎧 Listen now. 💬 Tag a friend who needs this. #resilientpodcast #griefjourney #hopeafterloss #resilience #griefsupport #healingthroughgrief #youarenotalone #griefcoach #faithafterloss #infertilitywarrior #lifeafterloss #risingstrong #womensupportingwomen #lossandhealing #resilientwithjessicaboarman
What do you do when life brings you to your knees and nothing makes sense anymore? In this raw and powerful episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, grief coach and speaker JoBeth Polley shares what it looks like to live through the unthinkable: infertility, adoption heartbreak, and the sudden loss of her husband. Through the deepest pain, JoBeth has found purpose…not by avoiding grief, but by honoring it. From cattle ranching to coaching, she’s helping others do the same: rise again. If you’re grieving, walking with someone who is, or simply need a reminder that light can return after the darkness—this one is for you. 🎧 Listen now. 💬 Tag a friend who needs this. #resilientpodcast #griefjourney #hopeafterloss #resilience #griefsupport #healingthroughgrief #youarenotalone #griefcoach #faithafterloss #infertilitywarrior #lifeafterloss #risingstrong #womensupportingwomen #lossandhealing #resilientwithjessicaboarman
Here 👇🏻 The truth is, after my late husband Ryan’s accident, I was anything but brave or strong. It was the most fragile, unraveling, broken time of my life. I didn’t feel courageous—I felt like I was coming apart. I was 26 weeks pregnant. I had a 3-and-a-half-year-old at home. And I had a critically ill husband in the hospital. It didn’t matter whether I felt strong—I had to keep going. I had to make impossible, life-or-death decisions for the man I loved. I had to wake up, take my toddler to school, drive to the hospital, sit by my husband’s side, pick up my son, feed him dinner, and put him to bed—every day. I had to remember to eat, to drink water—because I was carrying a life inside me, even while mine felt like it was falling apart. And eventually, I had to give birth to our second son—alone. I didn’t feel strong through any of it. I didn’t drag myself out of bed every day as an act of bravery. I did what I had to do, in the middle of trauma, heartbreak, and survival. So much of that time is still a blur. That’s what trauma does—it protects us by dulling the sharpest edges. It lets us go numb. It switches us to autopilot. People are quick to call those in crisis “brave” or “strong,” But if you’ve lived through the worst days of your life, You know—it’s not about strength or bravery. It’s about survival. 💬 Comment below if you can relate 🔁 Share this if you think someone else needs to hear it ❤️ Follow for more content on grief, life, and love after loss 💌 DM “Retreat” for info on my widow’s retreat 💌 DM “Support” for 1:1 grief coaching 💌 DM “Carried” to order my second book 💌 DM “Running” for my first book 💌 DM “Email” to join my list + get grief tools #grievingprocess #griefjourney #griefsupport #griefandloss #griefislove #griefhealing #copingwithgrief #thisisgrief #griefcoach #griefwork #youngwidow #youngwidows #widowedandyoung #widow #widows #widowhood #widowlife #widowedmom #widowstrong #widowsupport #widowshelpingwidows #hopeforwidows #widowcoach #loveafterloss #policewife #leowife ✨ Grief coach for widows. Helping widows lost in grief find joy and purpose after loss.
Here 👇🏻 The truth is, after my late husband Ryan’s accident, I was anything but brave or strong. It was the most fragile, unraveling, broken time of my life. I didn’t feel courageous—I felt like I was coming apart. I was 26 weeks pregnant. I had a 3-and-a-half-year-old at home. And I had a critically ill husband in the hospital. It didn’t matter whether I felt strong—I had to keep going. I had to make impossible, life-or-death decisions for the man I loved. I had to wake up, take my toddler to school, drive to the hospital, sit by my husband’s side, pick up my son, feed him dinner, and put him to bed—every day. I had to remember to eat, to drink water—because I was carrying a life inside me, even while mine felt like it was falling apart. And eventually, I had to give birth to our second son—alone. I didn’t feel strong through any of it. I didn’t drag myself out of bed every day as an act of bravery. I did what I had to do, in the middle of trauma, heartbreak, and survival. So much of that time is still a blur. That’s what trauma does—it protects us by dulling the sharpest edges. It lets us go numb. It switches us to autopilot. People are quick to call those in crisis “brave” or “strong,” But if you’ve lived through the worst days of your life, You know—it’s not about strength or bravery. It’s about survival. 💬 Comment below if you can relate 🔁 Share this if you think someone else needs to hear it ❤️ Follow for more content on grief, life, and love after loss 💌 DM “Retreat” for info on my widow’s retreat 💌 DM “Support” for 1:1 grief coaching 💌 DM “Carried” to order my second book 💌 DM “Running” for my first book 💌 DM “Email” to join my list + get grief tools #grievingprocess #griefjourney #griefsupport #griefandloss #griefislove #griefhealing #copingwithgrief #thisisgrief #griefcoach #griefwork #youngwidow #youngwidows #widowedandyoung #widow #widows #widowhood #widowlife #widowedmom #widowstrong #widowsupport #widowshelpingwidows #hopeforwidows #widowcoach #loveafterloss #policewife #leowife ✨ Grief coach for widows. Helping widows lost in grief find joy and purpose after loss.
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