Peony in Me: Holding Grief

The original words of Peony in Me were written as a stream of consciousness set of prose by a woman grieving as both a mother and a sister. They were sent raw and full of emotion to her brother, who used his own journey through loss to put a wide-angle lens on the sentiment. The goal was to craft and share their own feelings in a way that others could connect with. To let people know it’s okay to be sad. That they’re not alone.
The feelings of grief, pain, and loss are universal, though ever...