If you’re feeling extra tender right now, it might be more than what you’re aware of on the surface. It might also be an activation of feelings you know all too well: reminders that life can sometimes be so deeply painful, unpredictable, unsafe, and unfair.

Is grief calling for your attention?

Strategies for managing acute grief

What does it mean when our expression of love for those we’ve lost changes over time? As everything keeps changing, will our love change too?

It takes so much to move forward after a life-changing loss. When’s the last time you really gave yourself grace for all that you’ve lived through?

For those who are feeling the pain of loss this Father’s Day, here are links to free events and resources for grievers and those who love them.

Each new chapter in our story—each evolution of who we are and who we’re becoming—is also often accompanied by a new chapter in our story of grief.

Mother’s Day resources for grievers and those who love them

Instead of thinking about healing from grief, think about integrating grief.

If you want the fullness of emotions like joy, gratitude, and wonder, you also have to allow in the fullness of emotions like sadness, anger, and disappointment. Noticing where you feel resistance is one of the first steps toward making room for your sadness.