Dying Twice: Writing Grief

After my brother died in 2018 I didn’t know what to do with my grief. I wasn’t sure how to process my pain. I was uncertain about how I could possibly go on living after such a blow, after a loss so deep. I remember one of the things that saved me was, “just keep moving Alicia. Keep moving. Keep it pushing. Don’t stop. Don’t lose faith.

“Trust and believe I wanted anything but to be told, “Just let it go. You will be ok! Te acompaño en tus sentimientos.” Words from well meaning people felt empty.

For as much as I was on auto pilot, I was also on overdrive. So much in my life changed after his passing.

One of the things that kept me from living inside of my grief was creating. I created workshops, launched a business, focused on teaching, adopted a beautiful little girl, moved…