E21: I need to cry, but I can’t

Written By Shelby Forsythia

A grieving woman whose mother died is struggling to show emotion, especially around her adult daughter.

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Dear Grief Guide,

It’s been a year and eight months since my mom passed away. Since her death, I have only cried two or three times. 

I have a 20-year-old daughter. I’m 58. I don’t want her to see me depressed, but she knows, and she even tells me that she understands and encourages me to express it.

I need to cry, but I can’t. I feel so tired, with no energy. I know I need to take out all the pain I feel and I don’t know how.

I miss my mom so much, but I need to be strong for my daughter. How can I handle this?

I hope you’ll answer my letter soon on your podcast.

Thank you so much.

Signed,

Brink of Tears

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Shelby Forsythia

Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions.

Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.

https://www.shelbyforsythia.com
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