Grief doesn’t follow a straight line. It can rise unexpectedly — in a song, a season, a stranger’s smile. Meeting it with gentleness gives it space to move.

Numbness isn’t failure. It’s often the body’s way of protecting us until it feels safe to feel again. Here’s why it happens, and how we can begin to meet it with compassion.

Many people feel drawn to this work without really knowing what it is or how it works. Think of this letter as a welcome and an introduction — a way to give you a sense of what it might be like if we work together.