David Kessler explores two sayings about grief: "Grief is love with nowhere to go" and "Love never dies." He shares his own loss of his son, explaining how both phrases ring true at different moments, whether you're aching for physical connection or feeling love persist beyond death.
Hi, I'm David Kessler. I'm a grief and loss specialist. Grief is love with nowhere to go. I've heard so many people in grief say those words. Grief is love with nowhere to go. And I've heard others in grief saying, no, that's not true. I still love my person in their absence. Love never dies. As a grief expert, here's what I know, and I'll tell you at the end how I feel as a bereaved person myself. The truth is there's not one saying that fits everyone. Different sayings fit different people in their grief at different times. For example, "Grief is love with nowhere to go" feels so true when you just want to see them and they're not physically around and you want to hug them and you want to hold them and there's no more physical person to receive your gestures of love. Other people in grief may feel differently or feel differently later on that No, my love never dies. I still love that person even in their absence. I understand this not just as a grief expert, but also as someone who has bereaved myself. There are times when I would love to hug my son who died, or hear his laughter, or connect physically with my mother and father, just to take a walk with them. That love does feel like it has nowhere to go. I also feel like I parent my son every day in my heart and love him every day. So for me, both of those sayings can be true. Let me know your thoughts. Follow for more information and support.
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