The Grief Letters with Claire
Claire Brakel PackerI help people make friends with their grief so that life and delight feel possible again.
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Blessing What's Here: A Heavy Heart
For today, a small blessing for heavy hearts. (This is a continuation of a practice, mostly held in my notebooks, that I began in December: of blessing what’s here. You can see where it began here and what came next here).
The first blooms...
Blessed are the Grievers
A blessing for those holding grief on Mother’s Day. And a playlist for the mothering griefs we hold.
Me and my younger brother Matt circa 1995 or there abouts. It explains a lot to know I spent much of my childhood wandering wildflower fie...
The Grief Letters with Claire: April 2026
Hello Dear Ones,
Welcome to the April 2026 issue of The Grief Letters with Claire. Thanks for being here.
I’ve been thinking a lot about life and death lately (always). Apparently this is part of being a griever: mortality salience, it’s...
The Grief Letters with Claire: March 2026
Hello Dear Ones,
Welcome to the March 2026 issue of The Grief Letters with Claire. Thanks for being here.
Instead of Ask Grief, I’m reposting an excerpt from something I wrote about the bravery of grief as we approach Easter weekend (my l...
3 Things I Believe About Grief
It is no surprise to me that in these grief-soaked times new folks keep finding this space. And yet, I am utterly delighted that grief matters to anyone else. (As I have been since “The Grief Letters” was simply an email I sent out to a few...
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(she/they) I want to talk about impossible pain, make art, and laugh. Writer, grief guide, and ritual weaver.
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