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Wise Women in Heartbreak
Part 1 : The First 7
Heartbreak. Heartache. Grief.
It’s beyond gut wrenching. Like vomit. Or a heart attack. It feels like you’re dying, or slowly withering away, except you’re still alive. It hangs on your chest like wet laundry, keeps you awake at night and elicits the most gut wrenching sounds.
And waaaay worse.
Research Question
In a moment of heart wrenching grief, I texted 5 women I admire. How the fuck do you handle grief, damnit?
As their answers came in, I was reminded that I was not alone and that there is no way out of the hell of deep loss. It must be forged through and felt. I was also reminded that there is light on the other side, even when devastation and heartache feels like it permeates your very being. Beauty can be created from the ashes. After all, the root of grief is love.
5 + 17 = 22
I was so moved by the responses that I asked 17 more women. The question was simple: How do you heal from heartbreak?
Raw & Unedited: The First 7
1. Celia
47, Scottsdale, Arizona
You don’t get over it. It becomes part of you.
