Miscarriage and pregnancy loss are deeply personal experiences, often surrounded by silence. This blog gently explores the grief that follows, offering validation, support, and hope for healing.

A quiet kind of grief often hides in the excitement of expat life. This honest reflection explores what we leave behind when we move abroad—and how to hold both love and loss at the same time.

I didn’t know how loud silence could be until after I lost someone I loved. In those early days, I moved through the world wrapped in a fog, doing my best to hold myself together while everything around me had changed. People meant well. I know that. But the things they said—those well-intentioned, painfully misguided words—often made me feel more alone.

One of the most emotionally intense and frequently misunderstood forms of grief arises from divorce or separation. The end of a committed relationship can feel like a small death in itself—the death of shared dreams, routines, and a vision of the future once built together. It’s a grief that can permeate every corner of life, bringing with it feelings of loss, confusion, and deep sadness.

Grief is often associated with death. We picture funerals, tearful goodbyes, and the aching absence left in the wake of someone we loved. But for millions living with chronic illness, grief is something different—more insidious, more silent, and often misunderstood. It’s not a one-time event. It’s a recurring companion, showing up in doctor’s offices, on birthdays, and during quiet moments of remembering who you used to be.

I never really understood the full weight of grief until it settled into my own life like an unexpected storm. I’d always thought of it as something purely emotional—heartache, sadness, tears and longing. But what no one told me, what I had to learn firsthand, is that grief isn’t just emotional. It’s physical. It’s cognitive. It seeps into every part of you, often in ways you don’t see coming.

Journaling has been an incredibly powerful tool for me, and I want to share it with others. I have created a Free 100-page Grief Journal filled with guided prompts to help you navigate your emotions, memories, and healing. This journal is my gift to anyone seeking a different experience with their grief. I designed it to provide comfort and clarity during challenging times.