The Body Grief Journal

A disability affirming, harm reduction guide to navigating holiday gatherings with care, clarity, and support for your bodymind.

This isn’t the body I once knew, and most days I’m still learning how to live here. The ache, the fatigue, the unpredictability. It’s a daily practice of making peace with what is while missing what was. Some days I can meet that reality with softness. Other days, not so much. Living in a body that aches. A body that’s changing in ways that don’t feel comfortable. A disabled body that doesn’t do what I need or want it to do. One that tires too quickly, that makes enjoying thi

In survivor communities, we are often gathering with wounds that have never been fully tended to. Everyone enters the room carrying layers of history, memory, and protection. We come longing for connection, recognition, and shared understanding. We come hoping to belong. And in that shared tenderness, something very human can happen. Our old survival strategies come with us. The ways we learned to stay safe. The ways we learned to make sense of chaos. The ways we learned to i