Good Grief! Go Away
Grief has the power to take you down with ease –don’t let it! I know the feeling all too well and want to share my personal story with you. Together, we can embrace the change, cherish the memories, lead with our hearts, take steps toward healing, and embark on this long and windy road.
You’re not alone!
From the blog
A place to explore more experiences of grief, connect with others (and Christine!), and create community.
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Grief Isn’t a Season—It’s a Landscape: How to Heal in a World That’s Still Hurting
Grief doesn’t follow a calendar. It doesn’t care if it’s been six months or six years. It arrives unannounced, reshapes your world, and lingers like…
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I Was Running on Empty: How Iron IV Therapy Rebooted My Body, My Brain, and My Life
Let’s talk about exhaustion—the kind that doesn’t care how much sleep you got, how many green juices you drank, or how many times you hit…
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Grief Isn’t Quiet Anymore: Why Viral Healing Is the New Mental Health Movement
Grief used to be a shadow. Something you carried in silence, tucked behind polite smiles and “I’m fine “s. But not anymore. Grief is trending—and…
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Grief Lives in the Gut: How Loss Hijacks Your Body—and How to Heal from the Inside Out
Your gut is not just a digestion machine; it’s often referred to as your second brain. It contains over 100 million neurons and produces 95%…
Overview
“Grief Stricken” is a powerful and emotionally revealing memoir, Dowd details her own experiences in the wake of her mother’s tragic, unexpected death.
Description
In this powerfully written book, Dowd expresses and exposes her very intimate and raw emotions throughout a journey that began with her mother’s sudden death.
Become hooked into the story within this book’s pages as she reveals and explores how being motherless affected her thoughts and emotions in various personal aspects of her life, like personal relationships. She also details many of the methods she utilized to help bring about her own healing, including counseling and feeling the love of her dog. She truly hopes this book will bring some sense of healing to its readers. So, her written voice speaks to the reader as though they were close friends with whom she shares her innermost self.
About Christine Dowd
A special education teacher from Central Massachusetts, Christine is dedicated to helping others navigate their emotional journeys.
With a deep passion for trauma-informed care, she draws from her own experiences with grief to offer support and encouragement. At home, Christine finds joy with her family and beloved Goldendoodle, Milo.







