Season One didn't end the way I originally thought it would. But maybe that's fitting.

In this companion episode, I'm sharing 50 things I've learned about grief. Some of them are tender, some uncomfortable, some surprisingly funny, and some I wish I never had to learn at all.

This isn't a clinical breakdown. It's not a lecture. It's more of a grief hangout. The kind where we sit down together and say the things out loud that most people don't.

Things like...

Grief doesn't follow a timeline

You can love someone and be angry at them at the same time

People will say things that hurt, and sometimes they truly don't know better

Your body remembers what your mind tries to suppress

You are not behind

And carrying love forward is not the same as "moving on"

I didn't know who would listen when I started this podcast.

I just knew there were people whose grief needed language, just like mine. People who needed their pain witnessed. People who were tired of editing their sorrow to make other people comfortable.

This episode is for you.

It's a flashback, a reflection, a thank you...and a small doorway into what we'' be exploring next season as we begin tracing the arc back to childhood...and how what we carry often didn't begin with us.

Thank you for listening.

Thank you for staying.

Thank you for letting this be sacred.

If this season has meant something to you, you're always welcome to reach out. I read your messages. I see you.

**And if you're in crisis or in need of immediate support, please reach out to a licensed professional. You don't have to carry this lone.

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