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Hair carries way more than we give it credit for. It can hold identity, culture, gender identity, aging, illness, becomi...
09/03/2026

Hair carries way more than we give it credit for. It can hold identity, culture, gender identity, aging, illness, becoming a parent, memory. The version of yourself you used to recognize in the mirror.

And yes, we grieve all that.

Sometimes it’s the hair that starts falling out when your body has been through too damn much. Sometimes it’s the haircut you got because you needed *something* to change. Sometimes it’s finding one of their hairs on an old sweater and suddenly that tiny little strand feels like the most precious thing you own.

Sometimes you’re grieving the hair itself.

We talk a lot about the big, obvious things we grieve. Hair rarely makes the list. But maybe it should.

Hair grief is real. And we want to hear yours. 🧡

The answer key to this captcha? All of the above. If none apply, love that for you. Sincerely.For the rest of us current...
09/02/2026

The answer key to this captcha? All of the above. If none apply, love that for you. Sincerely.

For the rest of us currently clicking through half the grid—we’re right here with you.

We’re so excited to officially welcome Tabitha Blackwell as Grieve Leave’s Founding Executive Director! ❤️For the past c...
09/01/2026

We’re so excited to officially welcome Tabitha Blackwell as Grieve Leave’s Founding Executive Director! ❤️

For the past couple months, Tabitha has been working with us behind the scenes—getting to know our community, our work, and all the weird and wonderful things that make Grieve Leave Grieve Leave.

Now, she’s stepping in to help lead what comes next: reaching more grieving people, growing our programs and impact, and building an organization that can keep doing this work for a long time.

And we figured the best person to tell you more about Tabitha… is Tabitha.

Head to the link in bio to read her first Grieve Leave blog, learn a little more about the person behind the title, and help us give her a very warm welcome!

Stepping away from what you’ve known your whole life is a grief of its own. But carrying that transition right after los...
08/31/2026

Stepping away from what you’ve known your whole life is a grief of its own. But carrying that transition right after losing your dad? That’s stacked loss.

Major life changes hit completely differently when your primary anchor is gone. You’re left trying to process who you are without the career you loved, while still asking: “I don’t know what I’m going to do without you.”

No amount of success shields anyone from the weight of compounding grief. We grieve the people we lose, and we grieve the chapters we have to close without them.

We’re holding space for Messi today as he carries the weight of two huge losses at once. 💛

You can stand in front of the most gorgeous, breathtaking mountain view on earth, and your brain will still go “Cool vie...
08/31/2026

You can stand in front of the most gorgeous, breathtaking mountain view on earth, and your brain will still go “Cool view, but remember your dad in the casket?”

You can literally be in paradise, enjoying a peaceful moment, while simultaneously carrying the CVS song triggers, the casket imagery, and the ghosts of the life you planned. You don’t leave the grief at home when you go somewhere beautiful, it comes right along for the ride.

Swipe through to see what carrying grief into beautiful places actually looks like. Which slide spoke to you today?

Grief is everywhere. It’s just true, and part of being human. Today is Grief Awareness Day, but we aren’t interested in ...
08/30/2026

Grief is everywhere. It’s just true, and part of being human.

Today is Grief Awareness Day, but we aren’t interested in superficial awareness or wrapping loss in a neat little bow. We’re here to talk about the reality: that most people are walking around carrying heavy, silent grief while pretending everything is completely fine.

Whether your grief stems from a death, a relationship ending, a lost career, or the version of yourself you had to leave behind—it is real, it takes up space, and you don’t have to shrink it down to make other people comfortable.

Which statement did you need to read today? Tell us below.

Grief rarely makes clean, logical sense. Most of the time, it forces us to carry completely opposing emotions in the exa...
08/30/2026

Grief rarely makes clean, logical sense. Most of the time, it forces us to carry completely opposing emotions in the exact same breath—joy and jealousy, hope and heartbreak, wanting everything to stay the same while wanting everything to change.

In this week’s community blog, Katie Rizzo shares the contradictory truths she’s learned to hold in the wake of her son Nicholas’s death. It’s a powerful, honest look at the messy dualities of loss and why we don’t have to pick just one side of how we feel.

Click the link in our bio to read Katie’s full blog, “Holding Two Truths in Different Hands.”

If a loss completely altered your life, your identity, or your daily routine— that counts as grief. Full stop.It’s signi...
08/29/2026

If a loss completely altered your life, your identity, or your daily routine— that counts as grief. Full stop.

It’s signing divorce papers. It’s getting laid off, outgrowing a belief system, or realizing a life path just isn’t working anymore.

Nobody sends flowers when your relationship ends, or when the future you planned is completely flipped upside down, but it’s still grief.

What’s a “hidden” grief you’re carrying right now? Share yours below.

Let’s be honest: most of us freeze up when someone we care about is grieving. Not because we don’t care, but because we’...
08/28/2026

Let’s be honest: most of us freeze up when someone we care about is grieving. Not because we don’t care, but because we’re terrified of doing or saying the wrong thing. So we do nothing—or worse, we try to “fix” it.

Here’s the truth: you cannot fix grief. And you don’t have to.

What you CAN do is make their life 10% less overwhelming right now. Handle school pickup, clear the sink full of dishes, or just sit on the couch with them without needing to fill the silence. No silver linings, no “you’re so strong,” no pressure to cheer up.

Save this post for when someone in your life is having a heavy season, and tell us in the comments: what’s the most helpful way someone showed up for you? 👇

Losing someone who is literally still walking around, breathing, and existing on this earth is a whole different level o...
08/27/2026

Losing someone who is literally still walking around, breathing, and existing on this earth is a whole different level of gut-wrenching grief.

Society loves to pretend grief only counts when there’s an obituary. But cutting ties with a parent, drifting away from a best friend, or completely blocking an ex? That’s real grief. It’s heavy, it’s confusing, and quite frankly, it’s exhausting.

You’re allowed to mourn people who are still alive. Period.

Swipe through, save this for when you’re spiraling, and let us know in the comments: who are you giving yourself permission to grieve today? 👇

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