Reflections on Love, Grief, and Relationship

Grief does not only arrive with loss. It weaves itself through love, through attachment, through the ways we risk ourselves in relationship. In this reflection, I explore how grief and relationship are not separate experiences, but deeply intertwined, how loving always carries the possibility of sorrow, and how sorrow, in turn, reshapes our capacity to love.

So often, we try to manage grief privately, as though it is something to be endured alone. Yet grief is relational at its core. It shows up in our relational spaces - when relationships change, when expectations go unmet, when people we love are no longer who or where they once were. These moments ask something of us: to notice what is ending, what remains, and what is being asked to transform.

This post is part of my Being and Becoming series, an ongoing exploration of what it means to live with honesty, tenderness, and presence as we move through change. Rather than offering solutions, it invites curiosity: about how we relate, how we protect ourselves, and how we might soften without losing ourselves.

If you’ve ever felt the quiet ache of loving deeply, or sensed that grief has shaped your relationships in ways you’re still coming to understand, this piece may resonate. You can read the full reflection on Substack, where I continue to explore these themes with more depth and spaciousness.

[Read the full post on Substack → On Being and Becoming: Love, Grief, and Relationship