Why movement matters in grief

Hello Reader,

What do you do with grief?
Not in the metaphorical sense. I mean with your body.

Do you freeze up and hold your breath?
Does your chest tighten?
Do you walk faster or try to keep moving?
Or lie on the floor and hope the earth will suck you up and carry you away?

Most of us have some kind of physical response to grief. But we’re rarely taught how to be with it.

That’s why movement can be such a powerful companion to loss.
It’s not about fixing or “moving on.” It’s about moving with
with the weight,
with the hurt,
with your body as it is.

Grief can be tender or wild, sharp or foggy.
And like a wave, it can knock you over or carry you somewhere new.

Movement—thoughtful, honest movement—can help you stay connected to yourself inside it all.
Not to bypass it. Not to speed it up.
But to remember that even in the ache, you’re still here.

Still breathing.
Still moving.
Still allowed to feel and heal in your own way.

I’ll be co-hosting a special circle with Susie Ruth, an end-of-life doula and grief specialist, to hold space for all of this in our upcoming Moving With Grief workshop.

There’s no right way to grieve. And there’s no right way to move.
But there are ways to feel less alone in the process.

A live, 90-minute Zoom gathering
Saturday, June 21, 9:30-11am
$47 | Recording available (with exception of share circle)

Come as you are.
Wear something comfy.
Bring a journal if you like.
You can’t do it wrong.

Until next time, take very good care.

With heart,
Meg

P.S. If this workshop isn't for you, but you know someone who could benefit from it, I'd be so grateful if you would pass this email along 🙏.


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