When someone is grieving, even simple things can feel complicated.

You might open a course and think, Where do I even start?

You might know you need help, but not know whether you need to cry, rest, talk, journal, pray, remember, distract yourself for a few minutes, or ask someone to sit with you.

You might feel like you should be “doing better” by now.

You might also feel like you are doing grief wrong.

That is part of why I created Griffin — your Grief/Loss Support Bot.

You can find Griffin here:

https://shorturl.at/prYzg

The Story Behind Griffin

For years, I have worked with people carrying grief.

Some losses are fresh. Some are old. Some are obvious. Some are hidden. Some are socially recognized, and others are the kind people feel like they are not even allowed to grieve.

And one thing I have seen again and again is this:

Grief will wait.

If we do not turn toward it, it does not simply disappear. It often settles into the body, the nervous system, relationships, coping patterns, anger, anxiety, numbness, avoidance, or exhaustion.

That does not mean you are broken.

It means grief needs somewhere to go.

That is why I created the Grief Loss Response Kit as a free resource. I wanted people to have a place to start earlier, before grief sits unprocessed for years.

But I also know something else:

Sometimes even a free course can feel like too much.

So Griffin was created to make the course easier to use.

Not as a replacement for human support.

Not as therapy.

Not as a crisis service.

But as a gentle, available guide that can help you interact with the material in the moment you actually need it.

What’s In It For You?

Griffin helps remove the pressure of figuring everything out by yourself.

Instead of scrolling through lessons and wondering where to begin, you can simply tell Griffin what is happening.

You can say:

“I’m overwhelmed by grief. Help me slow down.”

Or:

“I need space to be sad.”

Or:

“I need a break from the sad.”

Or:

“Read the Grief Loss Response Kit to me like an audiobook.”

And Griffin can help you find the next right step.

Griffin Can Read the Course to You

Some people do not want to sit and read when they are grieving.

That makes sense.

Your mind may be tired. Your body may be heavy. Your attention may be scattered.

Griffin can summarize parts of the Grief Loss Response Kit, or read sections to you in smaller pieces so you can use the read-aloud feature on your phone.

That means you can receive support while lying down, walking, sitting in your car, or doing simple tasks around the house.

You do not have to “study grief” like homework.

You can let the support come to you gently.

Griffin Can Help You Know What Kind of Support You Need

Grief is not one-size-fits-all.

Sometimes you need to feel the sadness.

Sometimes you need a break from it.

Sometimes you need practical coping tools.

Sometimes you need to write the thing you never got to say.

Sometimes you need to honor the person you lost.

Sometimes you need to stop trying to handle it alone.

Griffin can help you sort through that.

He can guide you toward the right part of the free Grief Loss Response Kit based on what you are feeling today.

Griffin Can Guide Journaling Conversations

A blank page can feel intimidating.

Griffin can help by asking one question at a time.

Not twenty questions.

Not a giant assignment.

Just one gentle next question.

He can help you journal through things like:

• what feels hardest to hold today,

• what you miss most,

• what feels unfinished,

• what your body needs,

• whether you need space to be sad or a break from the sad,

• and what remembrance might look like without forcing yourself.

This can help grief become more organized, more expressible, and less trapped inside.

Griffin Can Create Gentle Activations

When grief feels overwhelming, insight is not always enough.

Sometimes your nervous system needs help first.

Griffin can create gentle grief Activations for moments when you feel flooded, numb, guilty, exhausted, sad, or stuck.

These are calming guided practices designed to help you slow down, breathe, notice what is happening inside, and make the moment more holdable.

You can ask:

“HELP — I’m overwhelmed by grief. Create a gentle Activation for me.”

And Griffin will help you come back to the next breath.

Griffin Can Help You Take a Break Without Guilt

One of the most important things in the Grief Loss Response Kit is the balance between:

space to be sad
and
a break from the sad

Both are part of healthy grief.

Taking a break from sadness does not mean you loved them less.

It does not mean you are forgetting.

It does not mean you are avoiding forever.

Sometimes it means your nervous system needs rest.

Griffin can help you practice that balance.

Griffin Can Help You Know When Human Support May Be Needed

Griffin is helpful, but Griffin is not a replacement for real human support.

If your grief feels too big, too complicated, too lonely, too traumatic, or too stuck, Griffin may gently encourage you to reach out for more personal support.

That may mean talking with a counselor, a trusted person, a support group, or meeting with me.

You do not have to wait until you are falling apart to ask for help.

Start With Griffin

The Grief Loss Response Kit is free.

Griffin is here to help you actually use it.

Use him when you do not know where to begin.

Use him when you need the course read to you.

Use him when you need to journal.

Use him when you need to feel.

Use him when you need a break.

Use him when grief feels too much and you just need one gentle next step.

Start here:

https://shorturl.at/prYzg

Griffin — your Grief/Loss Support Bot

You are not expected to get over it.

But you can get through it.

And you do not have to figure out the next step alone.

-Casey