E36: I get no signs from my loved one

A grieving daughter is the only person in her circle of friends and family who hasn't received a sign from her dead mom.

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Dear Grief Guide,

Have you ever heard of a grieving person not getting a single sign, dream, or feeling of their lost loved one's presence? My mom died on May 12, and I desperately want to experience anything that would connect me with her again. But all I feel is an icy cold absence. I can't find her or see her in anything. 

Other family members dream about her and feel her presence all the time, but I only feel pain and nothingness. I’m jealous of their ability to connect so easily with her and I wonder if she’s not appearing to me for a reason.

I talk to my mom every day, but I never get any sense that she hears me or is communicating anything to me. Do you have any tools that could help me? I feel like I’ve been left here all alone.

Sincerely,

Too Quiet in Quebec

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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.

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