This week I’m continuing the Google-questions format and turning to something that comes up so often: why some friendships don’t survive grief and loss.
Before I get into it, a reminder that Monday sessions are back, come as you are, no pressure, sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds: https://griefmagic.com/club/
I’m also now offering seasonal readings, a custom card pull with an audio recording, a picture, and a guided meditation you can return to again and again: https://griefmagic.com/grief-blessings/
I sit with three questions. Why do friendships fall apart during grief? I talk honestly about my own experience after my accident in 2020, becoming visibly disabled and navigating a friendship that struggled to hold space for how I was rethinking my future, and why sometimes a friendship falling away isn’t a failure so much as a sign that your needs or values have genuinely shifted.
How do you ask for help without feeling like a burden? I unpack why that word does so much damage, and talk through what’s helped me be more specific and vulnerable when asking for support, including a little detour into British politeness and pre-emptive excuse-making versus more direct ways of asking.
Why does grief make some friendships closer and others disappear? This is where I talk about the friendships I’ve built since losing my mum, the people who skip the small talk with me now, and why that kind of intimacy after loss feels so different and so good.
Thanks for listening!
Love,
Yarrow
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