Grief and loss are unique to each person, and while I may relate, I cannot fully understand your experience. I offer my sincere empathy as you navigate the spaces of grief and transitions.

Having experienced multiple losses and different types of grief for most of my life, I know firsthand that not only does grief need time, you also need the space, tools, and ongoing support to navigate through.

Generally, we aren't prepared for it, and we are expected to get over it—quickly—and based on others' expectations. We aren't allowed the space or unmeasured time to go through grief—let alone the transitions in between the loss, the grieving of the loss, and the path forward.

Grief is mischaracterized as a one-time experience or timed journey.

Grief doesn't have a time limit. Most companies only give you one to three days of paid time off for bereavement. Any days you need beyond that must be taken using your vacation time or family medical leave—if you have it.

Sometimes, the support of your loved ones is there, but it is short-lived.

Seeing the need, I took the opportunity to pivot and shift my focus to help close the knowledge gaps and change the narrative and behaviors related to loss, grief, and transitions.