Jason McKenzie

It was like two months later. I'm like, I'm going to write a book on grief and blah, blah, blah. You know, and then I started to write it and I realized I'm a wreck and I don't know Jack about grief, man. I need to experience this a lot more to be in a position to be able to actually like write about it.

It was like two months later. I'm like, I'm going to write a book on grief and blah, blah, blah. You know, and then I started to write it and I realized I'm a wreck and I don't know Jack about grief, man. I need to experience this a lot more to be in a position to be able to actually like write about it.

It was like two months later. I'm like, I'm going to write a book on grief and blah, blah, blah. You know, and then I started to write it and I realized I'm a wreck and I don't know Jack about grief, man. I need to experience this a lot more to be in a position to be able to actually like write about it.

Yeah, pretty exactly.

Yeah, pretty exactly.

Yeah, pretty exactly.

Yeah, I mean, I think what I would tell them is a few things. Like grief is an intensely personal experience. There's no playbook or program for it. That the only way to heal is to face what seems unfaceable, to just sit with the misery, you know, and knowing that it won't kill you, but it's the only way to heal.

Yeah, I mean, I think what I would tell them is a few things. Like grief is an intensely personal experience. There's no playbook or program for it. That the only way to heal is to face what seems unfaceable, to just sit with the misery, you know, and knowing that it won't kill you, but it's the only way to heal.

Yeah, I mean, I think what I would tell them is a few things. Like grief is an intensely personal experience. There's no playbook or program for it. That the only way to heal is to face what seems unfaceable, to just sit with the misery, you know, and knowing that it won't kill you, but it's the only way to heal.

And I think too, like, I'm really passionate about this idea of like understanding what's in your control and using words to the incredible power of the words we use. The words, languages, metaphor we use, they don't describe our reality. They define it. So be really intentional about the things that you say. Like, again, I'm permanently broken.

And I think too, like, I'm really passionate about this idea of like understanding what's in your control and using words to the incredible power of the words we use. The words, languages, metaphor we use, they don't describe our reality. They define it. So be really intentional about the things that you say. Like, again, I'm permanently broken.

And I think too, like, I'm really passionate about this idea of like understanding what's in your control and using words to the incredible power of the words we use. The words, languages, metaphor we use, they don't describe our reality. They define it. So be really intentional about the things that you say. Like, again, I'm permanently broken.

I'm this, I'm that, you know, like, so those are some of the things I think are really important to get across to people.

I'm this, I'm that, you know, like, so those are some of the things I think are really important to get across to people.

I'm this, I'm that, you know, like, so those are some of the things I think are really important to get across to people.

Yeah, absolutely. And I think that's also important. I always tell people that one of the things that's in our control is how we choose to look at things. So I'm very typically quite good at positively reframing things. Like I could say, okay, you know what? I could feel ripped off for the rest of my life that I didn't get to spend 70 years on this earth with Chloe.

Yeah, absolutely. And I think that's also important. I always tell people that one of the things that's in our control is how we choose to look at things. So I'm very typically quite good at positively reframing things. Like I could say, okay, you know what? I could feel ripped off for the rest of my life that I didn't get to spend 70 years on this earth with Chloe.

Yeah, absolutely. And I think that's also important. I always tell people that one of the things that's in our control is how we choose to look at things. So I'm very typically quite good at positively reframing things. Like I could say, okay, you know what? I could feel ripped off for the rest of my life that I didn't get to spend 70 years on this earth with Chloe.

Or I could be grateful that I had 19 years with her because it's better than zero. I can do that a lot of the time. But when I'm crushed by a wave of grief, I can't do that in that moment. It's too painful. I miss her too badly. The thing is, I know that when it passes, I will be able to do it again. like to reframe it and feel grateful again.

Or I could be grateful that I had 19 years with her because it's better than zero. I can do that a lot of the time. But when I'm crushed by a wave of grief, I can't do that in that moment. It's too painful. I miss her too badly. The thing is, I know that when it passes, I will be able to do it again. like to reframe it and feel grateful again.