The early weeks after losing someone you love feel impossible. Overwhelming emotions, physical symptoms, and mental fog make you feel like you're losing your mind. You're not broken. What you're experiencing is grief, and while unbearable, it's normal.
What You'll Learn:
✓ What grief actually feels like (emotional, physical, cognitive, behavioral)
✓ Why the "five stages" don't accurately describe real grief
✓ Common experiences in early grief weeks
✓ Physical symptoms of grief and why they're real
✓ "Grief brain" and cognitive effects
✓ Gentle self-care when basic functioning feels impossible
✓ When to seek professional support
✓ Why grief comes in waves, not stages
✓ You're not alone in this experience
What Grief Actually Involves:
Waves of contradictory emotions (sadness, anger, guilt, anxiety, numbness, unexpected joy)
Real physical symptoms (exhaustion, chest pain, appetite changes, body aches)
Cognitive effects (memory problems, concentration issues, decision-making difficulty)
