Grief, Relationship & the Heart

Grief can be bad for us, but can it also be good for us? In 2016, after actress Carrie Fischer died, her mom, actress Debbie Reynolds, died two days later. People said she'd died of a broken heart. Did you know that grief can negatively impact your physical heart? But our experience of grief can also promote heart health and enhance emotional resilience as well as feelings of connection, belonging, joy, and even love in the midst of it. How we relate to the experience shapes how we're impacted by it.