GriefCode

THE GRIEFCODE™ MISSION:

TO HELP NORMALIZE GRIEF & THE GRIEF EXPERIENCE SO WE CAN CREATE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND, TOGETHER, ACHIEVE GREATER HEALING.

09/27/2021

Sometimes grief feels like a black hole.

Destructive, inescapable. Showing up usually when you’re least expecting it, like when you’re just out there, chillin’ in space, minding your own business… 🪐

We are pulled in whether we like it or not, with no idea of what is on the other side, or even if there is an “other side”, but we know for certain that we can’t possibly ever be the same again once we encounter it, and we can’t stop the pull.

And that’s when we start to feel really alone.

Unfortunately, most of the people teaching us about its intricacies and advising us on how to navigate our way through it have only observed this phenomena from afar, never riding this close to the center of the beast. What do they really know about it? When all I see is darkness chewing up and spitting out stars. Doesn’t look promising…⭐️

Black holes have the strongest gravitational pull in the known universe. Nothing can escape them, not even the light, which they gleefully gobble up- having the strength to warp everything with ease, bending time and space to their will. Pretty powerful stuff. ⚫️

But despite an apparent path of destruction, nothing destroyed within ever actually disappears, in fact, the center of a black hole contains all it consumed - condensed to the finest of points in an event known as *singularity*. ✨

Death leaves a void, yes, but grief isn’t an empty void. Like a black hole, grief contains the singularity of feeling and experience joining past, present, and future, condensed forever into the finest of points, in a place where time moves so slow we may believe it is standing still.

Be gentle with yourselves, friends 🌈🧡

~SCXO

09/24/2021

Loving yourself for the win 🏆 . . .

Be gentle with yourselves friends 🌈🧡

~scxo

09/23/2021

What grieving people need is ✨e m p a t h y ✨.

Showing ✨e m p a t h y✨ is as simple as holding space for another person to feel their feelings - without unqualified/unsolicited advice or judgement about those feelings.

In other words: show a griever you love them by shutting tfup 🌈🧡

09/10/2021

PSA: Y’all please stop calling peoples’ dead spouses and partners “ex”. It’s diminishing, dismissive, and downright *incorrect*. STOP IT 🤬

04/15/2020

These are difficult times that can result in very difficult, unusual, and/or negative thoughts and feelings. I have been struggling with the weight of collective loss combined with my own PTSD for weeks now.... and, honestly, I am really struggling.
I know what it feels like to be punched in the face by the unexpected. I know what “the worst” feels like. And I know that I am not immortal or immune and it’s impossible for me to not think of the worst - even when doing something I enjoy or watching something funny - the worry, for me, is always there.
This is my truth. And I hope for the day when this moment will be behind us. Unfortunately I know that death will come to so many more between now and then, and I weep for everyone meeting grief during this time. I am so, so sorry. If that is you, know that you are not alone, there is a community of common souls who are walking with you who understand your pain.
If you are struggling with trauma during this time, please know that it is okay to feel your feelings, there is nothing *wrong* with you. What we are collectively experiencing is wildly triggering for many.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, reach out to online groups, friends, or family who offer solace, reach out to online or phone therapy and/or grief coaching - let others help you through where they are willing and able.
It’s okay to not be okay. I wish you all a little peace today.
xo,
Stephanie

02/15/2020

Valentine’s Day isn’t just a struggle for the *single gal*.

If you are living with the loss of your partner/spouse/mate/significant person - regardless of gender - you are deserving of love and support today. 💕

02/01/2020

You’re up, you’re down... one day bleeds into the next... and you can’t remember what you were doing 10 minutes ago. You’re friends are acting weird around you and nothing tastes like it used to. You’re getting all kinds of messages from family, friends and the internet that tell you that you should be feeling or acting in a way that doesn’t resonate... you begin to question everything you’ve ever believed about, well, everything... you are absolutely certain this is someone else’s life...you discover that you *can* laugh and cry at the same time...
- amirite?

01/28/2020

Grief and gratitude coexist. SWIPE to read... 🌈🧡
In a world of drive by scrolling, I have decided that sometimes the caption just needs to be the posted image. The discussion of grief vs gratitude is one such time.
Swipe to read...
Wishing you all peace on your journey today.
xo,
Stephanie

@ Nashville, Tennessee

01/27/2020

psssst: Love doesn’t die just because people do.
Love is eternal. Grief can and very often does stay with us for the remainder of our own lifetime. It may ebb and it may flow, it may morph from scream to whisper, but for many of us, remains with us as a testament to the depth of love we have for another.
And ain’t nothin wrong with that. 🌈🧡
xo,
Stephanie

01/26/2020

You’ve got to feel it to heal it.
Those who have a negative reaction to your feelings of grief are simply projecting their own discomfort. It can be for many reasons (lack of experience/perspective, selfishness, fear, etc), but don’t let it make you believe your feelings are wrong. That you shouldn’t be feeling your feelings.
Your feelings are your truth in the moment, and we have the right to honor ourselves and our feelings as and when needed. Feeling our true feelings is a key element to our healing and personal evolution.
To all on who journey with grief, I wish you all a some peace and solace today. 🌈🧡
Love,
Stephanie

01/24/2020

Grief can be an isolating experience for the simple fact that it is a deeply personal journey for each of us. When you add marginalization - for any reason - into the grief mix, the lack of recognition of grief and, thus, lack of empathy & support for those “disqualified” can further impact the grief journey.
To the grievers who are members of the LGBTQ community, we see you.
To the mamas - and daddies - grieving children who died in utero at any and every stage, we see you.
To the people who journey through grief after the death of their boyfriends/girlfriends/lovers/life partners, we see you.
To the step-kids, stepmoms and stepdads who have experienced the death of a step parent or child, we see you.
To the young people who have lost bffs, classmates, and teammates, we see you.
To all whose grief is minimized, overlooked... dismissed, who go without support or comfort due to societies determination that your relationship doesn’t or didn’t hold up to the standards set forth in some imaginary hierarchy of grief, we know that your love is real- and so, too, is your grief. You are so brave. We see you...

01/14/2020

Death can be a world-shattering occurrence. Swipe to read some of my thoughts regarding rebuilding after loss...
I’ve been away these past couple of weeks dealing with some wild health issues, doing some traveling with my family, and spending some much needed quiet time to reflect on how to integrate Griefcode into what has always been a greater, more rounded vision that includes the rest of life, outside of loss.
As a trained wellness practitioner with a background in entertainment, music and fashion, and a keen interest in design, I wanted to create a space where all of those things could live in harmony and bring value to others, and I am now getting very close to that goal. I want to thank you for sticking with me and continuing to support Griefcode and the important mission to normalize grief and the grief experience.
Wherever you are on your journey, I wish you peace today 🌈🧡
Love,
Stephanie

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