This is my husband’s hand in mine. Taken in hospice, 2016. The day before he died.
Written By - Dr. Ana Rosa
No one prepares you for how lonely grief can become.
Not just the ache of missing someone you love,
but the quiet distance that follows with the people still here.
You expect the loss of your person.
You don’t expect the slow disappearance of friendships.
The silence from family.
The feeling of being left behind.
These are the secondary losses of grief.
They arrive quietly, but they cut deep.
And if we don’t name them, they can harden into disconnection, even illness.
I remember sitting in that stillness, holding his hand,
knowing everything familiar was slipping away.
And after he passed, it wasn’t just him I lost.
It was the version of life we had built together, and many of the people who once felt close.
That season changed everything.
And it is what led me to the work I now do.
Today, I support women navigating the invisible weight of grief and transition…
not just emotionally, but biologically.
Because unprocessed grief impacts the nervous system.
It disrupts sleep, energy, hormones, and long-term health.
But when we name what’s real—when we feel safe enough to reconnect—healing begins.
If this speaks to your story or someone you care about, I invite you to reach out.
Come with me to our Grief
Circle…
a community for healing, reinvention, and rebuilding from the inside out.
You’re not alone.
And you’re not meant to carry the pain forever.
Let’s shift pain to peace together.
I am sending a hug from my heart
I love you with my soul…