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Shirley Enebrad
Author, Speaker & Grief Counselor



Try to Stick to Routines
When you are deep in grief, even the smallest tasks can feel overwhelming. Getting out of bed. Making coffee. Answering a text. It can all feel like too much. Your mind is scattered, your heart is heavy, and your ability to focus seems to have disappeared. Ground yourself with small routines And yet…this is exactly where routine can quietly save you. I’m not talking about jumping back into your full schedule as if nothing happened. That’s not realistic, and it’s not kind to y

Shirley Enebrad
Jun 92 min read


When You Feel Like You Didn’t Appreciate Them Enough
There’s a quiet kind of regret that doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t come crashing in like grief did in the beginning. It slips in later… softer, but somehow just as powerful. A woman in a lace-sleeved sweater quietly rests on a blanket of purple blossoms, blending with the serene beauty of nature. It shows up in ordinary moments. When you pass something, they would have loved. When you reach for the phone without thinking. When you remember something small… and suddenly

Shirley Enebrad
May 313 min read


When Your Last Contact Was an Argument
There is a particular kind of pain that doesn’t just sit in your heart—it echoes. A lively business meeting unfolds as colleagues engage in a heated discussion, with one person expressing their point passionately, while serious consideration is evident on the faces of others. It whispers late at night. It shows up in quiet moments. It asks a question you can’t answer: “Why did that have to be the last thing?” If your last interaction with someone you loved was an argument,

Shirley Enebrad
May 253 min read
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