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The Grief Cocoon helps you connect and find your way through grief with resources, community and creativity.

Discover resources and community via our app: https://urlgeni.us/tgc22 The Grief Cocoon works to create a world where no one has to grieve alone.

22/02/2025

Guilt and regret are heavy stones to carry. Don't let them weigh you down forever.

16/02/2025

Do you ever stop and wonder how you got through?

Grief can seem overwhelming and overbearing. It can feel impossible to endure. You can feel like your whole life is over, and yet you're still here years later. Living with grief, but living nonetheless.

Grief is a baffling thing.

11/02/2025

A brilliant illustration about grief and anxiety by 🧡
P.S. The love hearts are not included in the original illustration.

02/02/2025

If you're lucky enough to receive support as you grieve, whether it's through acts of kindness like someone bring you food or words of comfort, know that its purpose is not to take grief away.

It's to remind you of the good amidst the heartache. The hope amidst the despair. Hold onto it as tightly as you can. It's a gift 🧡

29/01/2025

Grief comes with invitations.

While you may not welcome them, it's very hard to avoid them as you travel the grief journey.

If you decide to accept these invitations, they can transform your life and your sense of self. They can also lead to living and making choices more intentionally.

Which invitation has been the most challenging so far?

19/01/2025

What if you didn't view self-care as an extra? What if you viewed it as a necessity?

Grief forces us to stop and prioritise the very basics that we often take for granted, like water, food, and safety.

While we're in survival food, higher level tasks and responsibilities become almost impossible to complete. Our brain and body are merely trying to protect us and keep us alive after loss.

During this time, grief invites us to be unapologetic about self-care. Not the luxurious type of self-care, but the everyday practice of self-care that meets our basic needs. Self-care becomes self-preservation.

Swipe to the last slide to find 5 ways to practice self-care when in intense grief.

12/01/2025

Music can be a powerful reminder of the people, pets, or homes we've lost.

It can instantly bring up memories and emotions we didn't realise we had.

Share a song that reminds of you of who and what you're grieving in the comments 🎶

And if you'd love to share the songs that mean something to you with other grievers who'll listen, then attend our upcoming Song Circle where we can listen to music together.

Happening on 24 January at 1:30pm AEDT | 23 January at 6:30pm PST in The Grief Cocoon community.

Download The Grief Cocoon for free via your app store or DM 'app' for the link 🧡

10/01/2025

Give yourself what you need.
Listen to your body.
Tune in.
Breathe.

And if you're finding it hard to know what your body needs, practice:
• tuning into your senses
• making more space in your day without external stimulation
• pausing before taking action

07/01/2025

Some gentle reminders for you 🧡

• grief is non-linear - there may be periods of time when you feel you've finally made progress and are feeling better, only to be triggered by the smallest reminder of the person you love that will take you back to how you felt in your very early days of grief.

That's totally normal and doesn't mean that you're "failing" at grief. Remember that grief is non-linear, and there is no right or wrong.

• grief is messy - the grief journey is full of unexpected turns and surprises. It won't be neat, it won't be pretty, but there may be pockets of beauty along the way like kind words, generous gifts, and invaluable support from friends or strangers. Let go of any expectations that it will be predictable or sensible.

• feeling is healing - make time and space to feel your feelings, and be compassionate towards yourself as you do so. Allow yourself to show up as you are on any given day, feeling whatever emotions you may be feeling. In order to process and learn to integrate the grief into our lives, it needs to be felt and expressed.

If you don't feel safe or comfortable doing that in the environment/company you're in during the day, consider blocking out time in your calendar when you know you'll be safe or in a comfortable space to do that. Healing happens when your feelings are acknowledged and safe to be expressed.
In The Grief Cocoon app, you're welcomed in with all the mess, chaos, and feelings of grief. No judgement. No platitudes. Just support, connection, and resources to empower you to find a better way to live with grief. Download it for free now via your app store, DM or comment COCOON to get the link 🧡

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