E11: 15 Grief Affirmations That Ground You WITHOUT Toxic Positivity

Written By Shelby Forsythia

If you’ve ever felt broken, lost, or completely alone in your grief, this episode is for you. I’m sharing 15 short, nonreligious affirmations that have brought me comfort and a sense of stability in grief’s hardest moments—along with insights from my students inside Life After Loss Academy.

These aren’t fluffy or sugarcoated. They’re honest, grounding, and written to meet you exactly where you are.

You’ll hear:

  • Three emotional pain points almost every griever faces

  • 15 affirmations that actually help soothe the pain of grief (no toxic positivity here)

  • Ideas for making affirmations part of your daily life

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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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