Open to Hope: The Sounds of Grief

I recently published my first piece as an author for Open to Hope: The Sounds of Grief.

Since my mom died, I’ve been cataloguing what I think of as “the sounds of grief.” So far, I’ve documented five. Some are raw and animalistic. Others are quiet, barely audible. One is silence. And one may be surprising.

Writing this essay gave me a new way to sit with my own grief while also exploring the universal (yet deeply personal) ways loss expresses itself.

You can read the full piece here: https://www.opentohope.com/the-sounds-of-grief/

As you do, I invite you to reflect: What does your grief sound like?