Grief and Loss
“Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.”
— Francis Weller - The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief.
Loss of Someone Close
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Grief changes the landscape of your life.
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The loss of someone close — a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend, or someone deeply important to you — can feel disorienting and overwhelming. It may have just happened, or it may have been years since they died.
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Grief has a way of following you. It shows up in quiet moments, familiar places, and routines you once shared. A song, a drive, or a simple errand can suddenly bring a wave of sadness. You carry an ache for who they were and the life you had together.
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Often, there is little space to fall apart. You may be the one others rely on, even when you’re exhausted. When people suggest you should be “over it” by now, you might begin to question yourself.
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There isn’t anything wrong with you.
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Grief does not follow a linear path, and it looks different for everyone.
It may show up as sadness, anger, numbness, guilt, or longing. Sometimes it carries unresolved parts of the relationship — things left unsaid, or complicated feelings that linger.
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And sometimes, grief also holds warmth — moments of connection, memory, or meaning that continue over time.
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In our work together, we slow down.
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We make space for the full range of your experience — the pain, the love, and everything in between. I don’t see grief as something to fix, but something to gently witness and tend to.
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Over time, grief begins to shift. Not because it disappears, but because it becomes integrated into your story.
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We don’t rush that process.
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We move through it — together.


sonya@sunflowerhealingarts.com
(720) 491-1524​​
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Office Location:
3050 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
