If you've found yourself here...
✔ Maybe someone you love has died.
✔ You're newly grieving and everything feels impossible.
✔ It's been years and people think you should be "better."
✔ Maybe the world has moved on while yours has stood still.
✔ Maybe you’re exhausted by advice that doesn’t fit.
✔ Or maybe you're simply tired of pretending you're okay.
If so...
You're in the right place.
This Is Grief exists to help people feel seen, understood, and a little less alone.
Books • Tiny Invitations • Resources • Writing • Courses
This isn't a place that tells you how to grieve.
It's a place that tells the truth about grief.
The truth that grief isn't something you "get over."
The truth that love doesn't end because someone dies.
The truth that your mind and body are trying to survive something enormous.
The truth that you don't need to rush.
You don't need to be stronger.
You don't need to find meaning before you're ready.
You don't need to become someone else.
You only need somewhere you don't have to pretend.
However you've arrived here, there is a place to begin.
If you're trying to understand what's happening to you...
Discover grief literacy that explains the biology, psychology and reality of grief, without overwhelming you.
If you don't want to feel so alone...
Receive Tiny Invitations, quiet reflections delivered each Sunday morning.
If your grief has words waiting to be written...
Explore writing circles, guided journals and courses.
If you'd like to stay awhile...
Read stories about grief, the things no one says, and the truths that help us feel less alone.
Books • Tiny Invitations• Resources • Writing • Courses
Hi, I'm Kirsten.
After my daughter Kahlia died by suicide in 2024, I searched for honest conversations about grief. Instead, I found silence.
So, I started writing.
What began as a way to survive became This Is Grief, a place where grief doesn't need to be fixed, rushed, or explained away.
Everything you'll find here, the books, the writing, the newsletter, the courses, has grown from one belief:
People don't need less grief.
They need less silence.
Books that tell the truth about grief.
Whether you're searching for understanding, companionship, or simply words that sound like your own thoughts...
These books were written for people living with loss.
