03/17/2026
Growth can feel like grief.
That surprises a lot of people.
There’s an expectation that healing feels lighter.
More hopeful.
More forward-moving.
But growth often comes with loss.
Loss of:
✨ Who you had to be
✨ What you tolerated
✨ The version of yourself that survived by holding everything together
The nervous system doesn’t celebrate change.
It works to stabilize it first.
Grief isn’t a sign something went wrong.
It’s often a sign something important has shifted.