Six-Word Lessons on Coping with Grief A peaceful sunset over the ocean with a ship sailing across the horizon, bathed in warm orange hues. You cannot outrun grief. You cannot outwork it, outthink it, or out-busy it. At some point in your life, someone or something will matter so deeply that when you lose it, grief will arrive. And I say arrive politely. Often it feels more like being hit—by a steamroller, a left hook, a garbage truck, or an arrow straight through the heart.

There are many reasons people grieve. The loss of a job. A home burned to the ground. The end of a friendship or intimate relationship. The death of a beloved pet. Memory loss—your own, or someone you love. A child gazes in wonder at a luminous butterfly, a symbol of hope and dreams in the twilight garden. A serious health diagnosis that steals your abilities. The sudden destruction of the world as you knew it—the loss of security, stability, and safety. The loss of a loved o

Resilience has been a lifelong goal for me. I speak, write books, host a podcast, facilitate workshops, blog about life, grief, and the various types of loss, and how to get through it. Where Joy Takes Flight During many years of grief work, I have met so many people who think that if they move on with their lives or learn to laugh again and allow joy back in that it is a betrayal to the person they are grieving. I share my lived experiences so that real people can identify w