empath grief care

"What stood out the most was how much care was extended to the whole family. I'll never forget hearing the phrase 'anticipatory grief.' That label helped me understand what I was feeling and gave me space to experience it without shame. It didn't erase the pain, but it helped me make sense of it. I continued with grief counseling after my father passed. I broke down on the way to my first session, sobbing in the car, overwhelmed. I'd spent so long taking care of everyone else, my parents, my younger sister, but I had forgotten how to care for myself. Those sessions gave me the tools to begin again. I learned about grief triggers, how to face them, and how to begin picking up the pieces of a life I didn't recognize anymore."

"Before Blue Butterfly, I felt like I was different. I felt like people didn't understand how I was feeling. But when I joined, I learned that there were people like me, who were going through the same thing I was going through."

"After coming to Blue Butterfly and talking to people who were experiencing the same thing, I realized it's a good thing to share about him, because it helps his story live on."