Whether your loss was sudden or expected, the first days and weeks can feel surreal, like the world is still spinning while you’re standing completely still. Louise shares her own honest and tender experience of losing her son Matthew, offering listeners reassurance that every reaction in grief is a normal one.

This episode explores:

• What those first hours and days after a loss can feel like
• The shock, numbness, and disbelief that often protect us in the beginning
• Why anticipatory grief doesn’t make the final moment any easier
• How emotions in early grief move in waves - sometimes tsunamis
• The fog, exhaustion, and confusion of that first week
• The strange push-and-pull of practical tasks in the middle of heartbreak
• The loneliness that can appear even when you’re surrounded by people
• The moment when the world seems to 'move on' while your grief is still raw
• The importance of glimmers, those tiny sparks of relief, laughter, or peace
• Why healing isn’t about forgetting, but about growing around your grief

This episode reminds listeners that grief has no timeline.

There is no right way to feel.

Early grief is not meant to be solved - it is meant to be survived, one breath and one step at a time.

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