Browsing: navigating grief

The first thing that disappears after someone dies isn’t the person. It’s what you’re allowed to say about them. Once someone dies, the language around them changes.

The hardest lesson may be permitting yourself to grieve in a place that constantly tells you to achieve. Grief does not fit neatly between midterms and extracurriculars. It interrupts. It blurs. It breaks schedules and refuses productivity.