Grief comes in many forms, it might be the loss of a pet, the loss of a dream, the loss of a career, the loss of parents, the loss of a child, or even the loss of a spouse. We were taught from Dr Kubler Ross that grief had five stages and most of us assumed that once we got to acceptance, our grief journey was over. However, this is not always true. The grief journey takes many forms, it is not the same for everyone, and it comes in waves. Grief cannot be ignored, shoved into a closet, or hidden under a basket of medications.

I have experienced several forms of grief. I gave birth to two babies before they could survive and I had multiple miscarriages, my son survived a serious accident at age 7, my parents died, and my husband died in 2020 from ALS. Those are the big griefs, but like most humans, I also have experienced financial grief, career grief.  I am not saying this for sympathy, I’m saying it because I want you to know I can understand.