One of the most important things I did in my early grief was deceptively simple: I walked. Every single day. Before the house woke up. In the cold, the rain, the snow. Whatever the weather was, I met it. I put my body in motion when my mind felt completely stuck. I listened to podcasts—especially Terrible, Thanks for Asking—hearing other grieving parents speak honestly about loss so I wouldn’t feel so alone in mine. I listened to every episode. It felt like companionship when isolation was heavy
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One of the most important things I did in my early grief was deceptively simple: I walked. Every single day. Before the house woke up. In the cold, the rain, the snow. Whatever the weather was, I met it. I put my body in motion when my mind felt completely stuck. I listened to podcasts—especially Terrible, Thanks for Asking—hearing other grieving parents speak honestly about loss so I wouldn’t feel so alone in mine. I listened to every episode. It felt like companionship when isolation was heavy
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