Allowing Yourself to Grieve is Not Wallowing

There’s no shame in being a complete mess

Be strong. Don’t make others uncomfortable. It’s time to move on. Or maybe like Princess Elsa in Frozen, you’re urged to “Conceal, don’t feel.”

Whatever sentiment is given, they all mean the same: limit your grief.

I was nineteen when my grandfather died unexpectedly. As a child, I had lived…