12/09/2025
Grief has a way of touching every part of you.
Not just your heart or your mind—but your breath… your posture… your jaw… your shoulders… your gut. Even around your eyes, your knuckles, and your toes. It settles into fascia, the connective tissue that holds not only tension but also all the emotions we don’t know how to release. And when emotions linger there too long, the body begins to ache, tighten, and dysfunction sets in.
Grief isn’t just emotional—it’s physical, energetic, and deeply woven into how we move through the world. Tight shoulders, a clenched jaw, shallow breath, or heaviness in the chest are all ways the body carries what the heart is still processing.
Being in the midst of my own grief journey since my mom's passing a couple of months ago, I feel this in real time. I feel the heaviness, the bracing, the parts of me that want to fold inward. It’s tender, it’s raw—and it reminds me why the work I do—helping the body release held emotions—is so essential.
Gentle fascia work allows the body to let go safely.
It’s not about forcing anything. It’s about creating space for the tissues to soften, for the energy to move, and for the body to reclaim its natural flow. With slow, mindful touch, fascia unwinds, tension melts, and grief that’s been trapped in the shoulders, chest, jaw, or gut begins to release. This isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, energetic, and deeply healing.
So many people are grieving right now: the loss of a loved one, the loss of hope, the loss of a life they thought they would be living. Tight, heavy, braced, and exhausted—
Here are a few supportive tips:
~ Allow yourself grace. Grief doesn’t follow a schedule. Some days feel heavier than others. You are allowed to rest, to cry, to just be. The more you fight this, the deeper the pain hides. Grace isn’t always easy to offer ourselves, but once we begin to let just a little in… it feels like a long, much-needed exhale. As a friend recently said to me… "What would it feel like to give yourself just an ounce of grace?"
~ Open your heart, even a little. Trauma and loss naturally close us down. But even a small softening—a breath, a moment of love, a gentle connection, anything to help us softly return to ourselves—helps healing move through. Allowing ourselves to feel loved, to be love, creates space for real, lasting healing.
~ Emotions live in the body and need to be released. Fascia holds our stories, grief, shock, and unspoken words. Gentle touch, mindful movement, and fascia work can help these emotions travel through the body instead of remaining stuck, so energy can flow, breath can deepen, and the heart can feel a little lighter.
There is help. There is hope. And there are ways to move the emotions safely, gently, and with support. If you’re longing to release some of the heaviness you’ve been carrying, call me to schedule a session or find a practitioner who specializes in gentle fascia and energy release work.
This is the work I do, and no one understands the process quite like someone who has been through it—or is currently living it.
Together, we can help your body release what it’s been holding and create space for healing, softness, and flow.
Sending you love and gentle support as you navigate this journey,
~ Dr. Wendy
