EATING OUR SADNESS⁣

Sadness⁣
Disappointment⁣
Loss⁣

Sits in our belly⁣
Undigestible⁣

We are feeling grief⁣
Many different kinds of grief:⁣

Change Grief⁣
Normal as we knew it is lost⁣
Disappointment lives here⁣

Anticipatory Grief⁣
We are heading into a storm⁣
Insecurity lives here⁣

Collective Grief⁣
We’re all going through this⁣
Belonging and isolation both live here⁣

Each type of grief⁣
Gnaws at our belly.⁣

For those of us who use food⁣
As a way to ease discomfort⁣

As a way to⁣
Not feel⁣
The uncomfortable⁣
Pain⁣
Of loss⁣

Remember:⁣
It is not shameful⁣
to seek comfort in food⁣
It’s normal⁣

But let’s take a moment⁣
Before choosing⁣
That soothing meal⁣

To⁣
Acknowledge⁣
I am sad⁣
I feel loss⁣
I am grieving⁣

Let that grief⁣
Be⁣
Just BE⁣
Without needing it to change⁣

And notice⁣
Just notice⁣
The feeling of grief⁣
That is uniquely yours⁣

That might not look⁣
Like anyone else’s grief⁣

Name it⁣
Feel it⁣
Ride the wave⁣
Of grief.⁣

And know you are not alone.⁣

Nina Manolson⁣
Nina@NinaManolson.com⁣