Author Archives: Sylvia Wolfer

There is a particular kind of tiredness that grief brings. Not the kind that comes after a long day or a poor night’s sleep.Something deeper. Heavier. Less predictable. You wake up already fatigued. Sleep does not feel restful anymore. Simple … Read More

Grief doesn’t only break your heart.It changes how your brain functions. Many people describe it the same way: A constant fog.Words just out of reach.Walking into a room and forgetting why.Reading the same sentence three times and nothing stays. By … Read More

There is a quiet frustration that often arrives with grief. You sit down to read somethingand realise you have read the same sentence five times. You open your laptopand forget what you came to do. You walk into a roomand … Read More

In grief there is sadness and there is longing. And also the quiet, unsettling thought: Something is wrong with me. You forget things mid-sentence.You walk into a room and lose your train of thought.You feel disoriented in places that used … Read More

There was a moment, a few years into therapy, when my therapist paused, looked at me with that gentle steadiness she has, and said something that changed the direction of my life. She told me it might not be her … Read More

We often think of movement as something to do for health or strength. Yet the more we learn about the body, the clearer it becomes that movement is not just about fitness. It is a conversation between body and mind, … Read More

Here’s why it matters more than you think. When we talk about resilience, most people think of mindset, purpose, or the support of others. But underneath all of that lives a quieter system that shapes everything, how we grieve, how … Read More

When an employee comes back to work after a death, the organisation faces a quiet test: how to support grief with empathy while maintaining clarity of role and expectation. The Unspoken Reality Imagine an employee returning after a funeral. Their … Read More

How I rebuilt attention, energy, and pleasure while living with loss Grief doesn’t always arrive as a storm. Sometimes it seeps in quietly, rearranging the air around you. Months pass, years pass, and you realise the fog never really lifted, … Read More

The Invisible Cost of Emotional Contagion at Work You know the feeling. You start your day calm, focused, maybe even optimistic. Then a colleague walks in tight-jawed and rushed, or a tense email lands in your inbox before your first … Read More

When illness stretches time, grief doesn’t wait for death. Understanding anticipatory grief can help families and caregivers move through loss with greater steadiness, compassion, and preparedness. The Grief That Comes Early It often starts quietly.You notice the way your dad … Read More

Grief is a physiological as much as an emotional process. Explore how movement, including Pilates, helps regulate the nervous system, restore embodiment, and sustain healing after loss. When someone we love dies, the body becomes a witness. We often imagine … Read More

A reflective exploration of how Buddhist philosophy and neuroscience illuminate grief revealing that letting go is not forgetting but allowing love to evolve with impermanence. When someone we love dies, the mind resists the truth of change. It replays moments, … Read More

When I was in the thick of grief, people said it would get easier.Easier never came in the way I imagined. Grief reshaped me slowly, quietly until one day I noticed I could breathe again, even with the ache still … Read More

For a long time, I didn’t notice how much anniversary dates affected me. I thought grief was just here, every day, shaping my life in ways I could already see and feel. Why would one date on a calendar make … Read More

When I was seven, my dad died suddenly. My brothers were five, six, and thirteen. In that moment, life as we knew it cracked open. Not only did we lose him, but soon after we left our home in Germany, … Read More

Childhood bereavement is more common than we often realise. Every 22 minutes in the UK, a child loses a parent, that’s roughly one child in every classroom. Globally, an estimated 153 million children have lost one or both parents. Behind … Read More

Grief is deeply personal. But there’s one truth almost everyone who has been through it will recognise: it can feel profoundly lonely. Over my lifetime, I’ve lost both of my parents and two of my brothers. Those losses shaped me … Read More

When it comes to grief support, I believe your experience matters more than anything I can say. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to walk alongside people navigating some of the hardest seasons of their lives. Here are some of … Read More

The Myth of “Moving On” Have you ever been told you need to ‘move on’ from grief? If so, you’re not alone. It’s a phrase that society often uses when people are grieving, but the truth is, moving on is … Read More