I do my part, and then I put it down. The outcome of everything is not mine to carry tonight. I can care deeply and still sleep.

At 2:30 in the morning, hours after her soulmate died, she found a grief resource online and watched it a dozen times. It gave her a filament of hope — just enough to get through the night. This is what grief coping actually looks like.

Your mind may be in three places at once, but your feet are always right here. A grounding exercise nobody can see you doing.