Grief does not knock politely.
It crashes into your life and rearranges everything.
One moment, life feels predictable. The next, you are standing in a reality you never asked for.
If you have ever thought:
- “Why am I still not over this?”
- “Why do I feel fine one day and broken the next?”
- “Will this pain ever end?”
You are not weak. You are grieving.
The Truth About the “Stages” of Grief
You may have heard of the five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
But here is what many people don’t tell you:
Grief is not linear.
You do not “graduate” from one stage to another. You may feel acceptance in the morning and anger by night. You may laugh at a memory and cry five minutes later.
That is not instability.
That is humanity.
Why Some People Feel Stuck
Sometimes grief becomes heavy not because you are grieving but because you are grieving alone.
Unprocessed emotions turn into:
- Emotional numbness
- Constant irritability
- Guilt for “moving on”
- Fear of forgetting
- Anxiety about the future
Healing does not mean forgetting.
Healing means learning to carry love without being crushed by loss.
What Healing Actually Looks Like
Healing is not:
- “Getting over it”
- Pretending you’re strong
- Acting like everything is fine
Healing is:
- Feeling without shame
- Speaking without fear
- Remembering without breaking
- Living again without guilt
At Livebold by Deedee, we believe grief is not something to suppress, it is something to walk through with support.
You do not have to navigate this season alone.
You can grieve and still grow.
You can hurt and still heal.
You can lose and still live boldly.