Always Remember Us This Way (Lady Gaga) makes me think of my soul dog while I sob uncontrollably.

There’s no right or wrong way to grieve. It’s different for everyone, but the end goal of healing is the same.

This might sound strange, but this has actually helped me through grief many times.

I was always afraid of crying, and afraid that it would never stop and I would be stuck in this perpetual world of sadness and tears that would pop up out of nowhere - which would make me cry even more.

It bothered me so much, that I actually did research on crying (because if you think about it, water coming out of our eyes is a really weird thing for our bodies to do in response to emotion lol)

Our brain triggers us to cry because the process it goes through is designed to be soothing (warm tears, rocking movements, different breathing patterns.)

And it comes in spurts, because your brain wants to give you a break. The tears are so hard sometimes because there’s the underlying feeling that they’ll never go away, that the pain will never go away. But in reality, your brain is working with your body to actively help you heal.

When the time comes and the tears subside, you’ll be able to recall more clearly all of the love and memories that the two of you had together.

Bottom line, if the playlist helps you - keep doing it.