Grief isn’t just an emotional experience; it’s a full-body event that significantly impacts our brain’s functioning. Dr. O’Connor explains that when we lose someone deeply connected to us, our brain undergoes a complex process of relearning and adaptation. The Brain’s Struggle with LossOur brains are wired to form strong bonds with loved ones, creating neural […]
When you’re deep in grief, survival feels like a full-time job. Some days, breathing feels like a rebellion against the weight crushing your chest. You claw through one moment, then the next, and maybe — if you’re lucky — you string together a few breaths that don’t feel impossible. And when the chaos of the
Grief is a strange beast—messy, unpredictable, and immune to logic. When I lost my son, Ty, I was thrown into a space where nothing made sense. And as someone who’s always found comfort in systems, patterns, and problem-solving, I felt completely unanchored. I used to believe that most things could be figured out if you