29/08/2026
Wow… the physical effects of grief!
Something I don't think we really talk.
I've never had loads of hair anyway, and it's always been very fine. So when it started falling out significantly around May/June last year, I found it really hard to deal with. It became so thin in places that I was wearing it in certain ways just to try and hide it.
I'd lost quite a lot of weight around New Year, which, I'm not going to lie, I wasn't exactly mad about. But the hair loss was different. That really got to me.
I'd brush my hair and end up covered in it. I'd constantly be clearing my hairbrush, and simply running my hands through my hair would leave strands coming out.
Eventually, I went to the doctors and had blood tests to make sure there wasn't anything else going on. Thankfully, everything came back clear and I was diagnosed with Telogen Effluvium, temporary hair shedding that can happen after significant physical or emotional stress.
And looking at it now… wow.
I'm so thankful that it's growing back. I did notice some shedding again just before summer, but thankfully nothing like last year.
It's just another reminder that grief isn't only something you feel emotionally.
Your body can grieve too.
The exhaustion. The weight changes. The lack of sleep. The aches and pains. The hair loss. Stress showing itself physically in ways you never expected.
We talk so much about the emotional side of grief, but perhaps we need to talk a little more about what it can do to our bodies too. And remember to be kinder to ourselves in these times.
Because sometimes you're not just carrying grief in your heart, you're carrying it physically as well. 💚
📸 Pictures are from this time last year and today!
