Griefy Girl’s Guide to Summer, Blog 6
Beach Bags, Boundaries & Big Feelings
Here’s your summer checklist:
☐ Sunscreen
☐ Snacks
☐ Tissues
☐ The courage to say no
☐ Sunglasses to hide the tears
Grief doesn’t get lighter just because the days are brighter. And while everyone’s packing coolers and playlists, you might be packing…heavy emotions.
So here’s what I want you to bring with you this summer:
🎒 Boundaries – You don’t have to go. You don’t have to stay. You don’t have to explain.
💧 Permission to feel – Cry if you need to. Laugh if it sneaks in. All your feelings get a seat in the beach chair.
🧴 Grief essentials – Think emotional sunscreen. What helps protect you from burnout? Who helps soften the sting?
You don’t have to show up as your past self.
You don’t need to be the life of the party.
You can be a tender, tired, healing human with clear boundaries and a bag full of snacks.
This summer, pack what you need—not what’s expected.