The Walrus - Notes from Grief Camp
I love passing along journal articles as related to well-being, mental health, and personal recovery and sustainable health, but with new legislation active in Canada, it’s prohibited to share links on some social platforms.
As such, I’ll keep the knowledge flowing via my site, here and of course on LinkedIn as per usual.
This piece from The Walrus titled “Notes from Grief Camp” is a touching piece that looks at the process of grief, differentiating between the ways youth and adults experience it.
Excerpt that moved me (as I’m currently taking in the Balearic Islands to clear my head)…:
"Somehow, the spring leaves and open air seemed to offer permission to unblock the emotions I had lost access to. I sat down and leaned against an old cedar. The sensation was physical at first — a loosening of my shoulders, an expansion in my tight chest. This bodily unravelling cleared the way for the mental turmoil I had pushed aside. It leaked out; then it cascaded. I wept and yelled. When it was over, I smiled. A lightness carried me through the following days."
Photo below shows Cala Mesquida, Mallorca - Elena Iacono, 2023
