Contributions by Kathleen Ferraro

Grief Causing Physical Pain? Turns Out, That’s Pretty Normal.

In the weeks after my father died, I was numb. And then one day, about two months later, bam. My neck muscles were so tight I couldn’t turn my head, my stomach churned in ways unrelated to hunger, my jaw was clenched shut, and my limbs were heavy with exhaustion. The physical effects of grief had finally caught up with me

9/27/2025 - Kathleen Ferraro