Mindful Grief

04/25/2026

Sitting with discomfort when it is about another person is often one of the most difficult relational skills.

It can show up when someone is sick, quiet, overwhelmed, or simply not in a place to engage. There is often a strong impulse to respond by talking more, explaining, offering interpretations, or trying to make sense of what is happening. Not always because the other person is asking for it, but because not knowing what to do can feel uncomfortable.

What is easy to miss is that this discomfort is not only about the other person. It is also happening in us. Sometimes quite strongly. In fact, the discomfort we feel as an observer can be equal to or even greater than what the other person is actually experiencing. We are not directly inside their inner state, but we interpret it through our own lens, assumptions, and emotional responses.

Because of that, we can easily project more intensity onto the situation than what is actually present for them. We start to manage our own unease by trying to manage theirs.

But in doing so, we can disrupt something important.

There are moments when the other person is actually doing fine in their own internal way. They may be resting, coping, or simply existing in a way that feels steady to them, even if it looks unfamiliar or uncomfortable from the outside. When we step in with too much interpretation or conversation, we can unintentionally pull them out of that steadiness. What we experience as care can become interference.

Sitting with discomfort in this context means noticing that urge to fill the space and choosing not to act on it immediately. It means allowing silence to remain silence. Allowing not knowing to remain not knowing. Allowing the other person’s experience to stay theirs without converting it into something we manage or try to understand.

It also means recognizing that presence is not the same as input. Care does not always require words. Sometimes it is simply not adding more onto what is already there.

This kind of restraint can feel unfamiliar, especially when we are used to relating through thinking or explaining. But relational respect often shows up in how well we can tolerate not intervening.

In the end, sitting with discomfort is not about doing nothing. It is about not turning our own emotional reaction into action that overrides someone else’s space.



-YI Mindful Grief

04/07/2026

The Artemis II astronauts requested that an unnamed crater on the moon be dedicated to Carroll Wiseman, the wife of mission commander Reid Wiseman, who died of cancer in 2020 at age 46. Carroll Wiseman, a pediatric nurse practitioner, had two daughters, Ellie and Katherine, with Reid Wiseman. According to The Sunday Times, Reid Wiseman was ready to give up his dream of becoming an astronaut when his wife was diagnosed with cancer. But she refused to let him. Read more: https://nyti.ms/4dte8OI

03/10/2026

When you’re carrying loss, even small moments can touch the bruise. If that happens today, pause and place a gentle hand on your heart.

03/08/2026

Do you feel guilty in your grief?

Here’s an excerpt from my book.

02/28/2026

We need genuine space and time for healing.

I’ve been supporting those navigating grief, caregivers, people living with illness, and other losses, and people wanting to find meaning and purpose in their lives, for over 12 years.
I believe true healing and meaningful discovery happen in genuine spaces, where attention has room to feel, experience, learn, and heal.

My dedication to my life’s work is solid and strong.
I’m stepping back from social media for a bit, away from the noise that muddies the real feelings. It has started feeling inauthentic to be in places where AI is taking over and claims to know what you truly need, often learning from the experts -without permission- who have spent years to get to their knowledge, to make a few bucks for those who are not the experts themselves in helping heal human hearts, where quick fixes are and sensational lines are repeated -even sometimes re-traumatizing the readers-, where shortcuts are assumed to lead you on a healing path.

I am making a choice, at least for now, to remain in a space where I can represent myself authentically, focus on your healing, share the spaces for true connection, without sound bites. Just human-to-human connection. Going deep, understanding what you need, and create your path to wholeness again.

Let’s meet heart-to-heart at
www.griefcircles.com

01/31/2026

01/31/2026

The world is heavy and uncertain. The first step is to acknowledge it.

You don’t have to fix it all. You can’t fix it alone.

Focus on what you can do safely and realistically.

Check in with neighbors or friends.

Even small gestures make a difference.

If you are overwhelmed or grieving,

take care of yourself first.

Know your capacity, be reasonable, and stay safe.

Drops in the ocean matter.

Your care, steady and grounded, reaches farther than you think.

Care for yourself

Care for the world

May all beings be safe and peaceful 🌿

01/17/2026

Grief can feel overwhelming. Gentle guidance can help.

Mindful Grief: A Gentle Companion Through Loss offers a compassionate space to process your emotions, honor your loved one, and find moments of peace in the midst of all there is.

Through thoughtful journal prompts and soothing mindfulness exercises, this guide supports you in cultivating self compassion and learning how to carry your loved one’s love and memory with you.

Written through the lens of grief and mindfulness expertise, the Mindful Grief Guide: A Gentle Companion Through Loss meets you where you are and walks beside you, step by step.

Grief can be overwhelming, but you do not have to face it alone, or figure it out from scratch.

Comment GUIDE ⤵️ for ways to support yourself through grief and moments of peace in the midst of all there is, and I will share the link.

01/11/2026

Life can feel heavier than usual sometimes and this may be one of those times. Some days carry a different weight.

You might feel it as vigilance.
A tight chest.
A mind that won’t settle.

When the nervous system senses threat, your body and mind may respond in ways that feel intense or unfamiliar. This is a natural reaction to stress, not a sign that something is wrong with you.

Your body and mind are responding to real stress, even if it doesn’t always feel visible.

Right now, many of us are carrying more than our own personal grief. the weight of others’ grief, collective loss, uncertainty, and change.

In these moments, you don’t have to do everything at once. Even one breath at a time matters. Even small pauses are meaningful.

If you feel ready for more guidance, there are gentle ways to navigate grief and restore calm — at your own pace, in your own time. [Links are in bio]

Remember, it’s OK to pause, reset, restore, and get support.

Yasemin

01/06/2026

Most grief guidance focuses on feeling better.

That is why it often fails.

Others focus on what grief can take from you. That perspective may feel validating at first, yet it often leaves you suspended in watchfulness rather than supported in living.

Grief is a natural response to loss. It is not something you process and leave behind.

If you have tried talking it through, staying busy, or being strong and still feel overwhelmed, numb, or stuck, nothing has gone wrong. You were taught to approach grief as a problem to fix.

“Mindfully Navigating Grief” offers a different path.

You are guided in how to stay present with grief without turning against yourself.

It teaches how to live with grief without being ruled by it.

Begin here → [Click link in bio on Instagram or below on Facebook]

www.griefcircles.com/mindful-grief

01/05/2026

Most grief guidance tries to help you feel better.

That is often why it does not help.

Grief is not something you process and move past. It is something you learn how to live with.

If you have tried talking it through, staying busy, or being strong and still feel overwhelmed, numb, or stuck, nothing has gone wrong. You were taught to approach grief as a problem to fix.

“Mindfully Navigating Grief” offers a different path.

Instead, you are guided in how to stay present with grief without turning against yourself.

Begin here.

www.griefcircles.com/mindful-grief