I say this from a place of love and personal experience. 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥. I distinctively remember going to my grief therapist week after week asking, “When will I feel better?” and “When will my pain go away?” “In Time.” He replied. “You just have to give it time.” “How much time? A week, a month, a year?!!!” I was desperate in knowing the timeframe because my grief was consuming me, and it was debilitating. As days turned into months, I had some good days,

In attempting to be "strong" or be strong for others, most people hide their feelings. In effect, when we act strong and cover up our honest emotions, we are lying to those we interact with, and most importantly, we are lying to ourselves. Real strength comes from knowing how to acknowledge and communicate our feelings and not bury them. Grievers are often praised for appearing stoic or unswayed by tragedy. A surviving spouse may have a tremendously difficult task of stayin