Grief changes the way we think, feel, react, and see the world. Maybe that’s not a sign that you’re broken. Maybe it’s your mind and body doing what they’re were designed to do after something life-changing. You are not the same person you were before your loss. And perhaps you were never meant to be. ——————- An octopus can rewrite parts of its own nervous system to adapt to a changing environment. Nature calls it survival. Yet when grief rewrites us, we call ourselves broken. We become frustrated that we don’t think the same. That we don’t laugh the same. That we don’t dream the same. That we don’t have the same energy, confidence, or excitement for life. But what if none of that means you’re failing? What if grief isn’t just something you carry… What if it changes the way your mind and body experience the world? Not because you’re weak. Not because you’ve lost yourself. But because losing someone you love changes the person who has to keep living. Healing isn’t abo...