Welcome to The Truth About Grief
Real talk that soothes the soul.
If you’ve been navigating grief that’s layered, confusing, or ignored by others including society —this space is for You.
I’m Karen Sibal, a grief coach, functional medicine certified health coach, yoga teacher, and founder of the Seniors Grief Circle.
After losing seven family members, including my dad, my life changed forever. So did my body, my overall health and my relationship to family, health, and truth.
Each week, I write for people at midlife who are grieving not just their parent or another a loved one—but also the fallout that came after:
Family estrangement or narcissistic abuse
Complex emotions from a difficult death that could’ve been prevented
Health challenges, caregiving burnout, or spiritual exhaustion
Losses related to medical trauma, global health protocols in 2020 or broken systems.
Here, we honor grief that doesn’t fit inside the five stages (which never made much sense to me, tbh). It’s also a safe space to share this uniquely traumatic type of grief that so many of us have been carrying silently since 2020 when our loved ones passed away – a grief that society still hasn’t openly acknowledged.
What to expect:
🌀 Free post every Monday — with practical support, gentle reflection, and grounding tools.
🌿 Paid post every Thursday — with deeper breathwork, somatic practices, nervous system healing, tips to manage practical matters after loss, and emotional recovery tools.
🎧 Monthly podcast — for paid subscribers offering real talk, real healing tips and conversations about grief and healing you won’t find anywhere else … real talk that soothes your soul. Starting July, 2025. You’ll also get free access to webinars with special guests and 50% off a membership with the Seniors Grief Circle, my hub of curated grief resources for people navigating grief at midlife.
If you’ve ever felt like your grief was “too much” for others, or you’re simply exhausted from carrying it all on your shoulders —this is your space.
You're not broken. You're grieving. And you're not alone.
📩Subscribe below to join me:
Let’s make space for what’s real, and let’s heal together.
Let’s find our way forward, small steps at a time.
Sending strength and love,
Karen. 💜