Divorce is a type of special kind of grief. In the death of a marriage, there can be feelings of shame, anger, disappointment and betrayal. Unlike loss by death, others don’t often attribute the divorce as grief and rarely help the person who is left alone in their sadness.

Erica Jewell shares with vulnerability about her grief experience regarding her divorce. She reveals some of her deep feelings of loss and embarrassment. More importantly Erica shares how she worked through her mourning:

- Hiking with friends – grief shows in your body, nature heals

- Finding community – fellow hikers

- Warnings about reverting back to the self you thought you’d left behind

- Examining rejection

- Guarding your emotions - not looking for attention and validation  ...