E39: Grief Is Not "Just Love With No Place to Go." Here's What It Really Is. | Listener Pick

Written By Shelby Forsythia

The quote: “Grief is just love with no place to go” is everywhere, but it doesn’t tell the whole story of life after loss. In this episode, explore what grief really is, especially when love isn’t the defining emotion.

You’ll learn:

  • Why “grief is love” doesn’t work for everyone - How grief shows up after painful or distant relationships

  • What grief includes beyond love—like identity, longing, and relief

  • Why every grief experience deserves validation and space

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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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