As you probably already knew, the change of grief can significantly alter everything about us. It can’t be helped, it’s too big a trauma for us to not be altered in some way. We didn’t ask for this change, of course, but there it is. I know I have changed a lot but it can be hard to describe to… Read More »Seeing the Change of Grief. An Artistic Timeline.
When grief has you firmly by its tentacles, especially in the early stages, the last thing most people care about is whether or not the house is clean. There’s this enormous chasm in their souls so what difference does it make if the laundry is done or the dishes are washed or the toys put away? But the subject of… Read More »Grief and Clutter. How Cleaning Gave Me Control.
It was difficult to decide on a grief art activity to talk about first because there are so many to choose from and I have enjoyed them so much. But art has always comforted me, whether I’m in good spirits or the complete opposite, so I’m a little bias. In time, I will be adding more and more of these… Read More »A Grief Art Activity – Are You Outside Looking In?
If you’re visiting this page because you want to know how to help a grieving widow, thank you for looking for ways to support them after their loss. If you are a fellow griever, you know that there are many more comments and behaviors that will upset a widow than what I’ve listed here. But I chose the following for… Read More »How to Help a Grieving Widow by Not Hurting Them.
In the early days of losing my spouse, I remember many nights when I would wake up like clockwork every single hour overcome with a heaviness that seemed to permeate each bone in my body. My heart was beating too fast and a deep, disturbing fog had wrapped itself around my entire brain. I had my natural anxiety supplements and… Read More »What is the Definition of Grief? Rewrite It.
When I was trying to think about how to begin my very first post on a blog about grief, the question I most wanted to address right away was: is grief forever? I guess that’s because I’m many years out from loss now and yet…I still have moments in which it feels as though it just happened. Outwardly, I have… Read More »Is Grief Forever? Yes. No. Maybe So.
Hi there stranger but hopefully future friend, I am sorry for the reason that you are here. I am Nikki, the creator of Grieving Arts. One day, I may show my picture on this page so you know who is talking to you but I am quiet, introverted, sensitive and private and grief has made those traits a lot stronger.… Read More »About Me