Heather Honold
@heatherhonold.bsky.social
Writer, death doula, grief guide. I write about the sacred, strange & deeply human. Come read with me at boneandbloom.co
🖤 Grief
✊ Boundaries
🌿 Nervous system & survival
💀 Death & legacy
🌀 Healing
🔥 Snark & sacred fire
🔮 Spirituality & everyday magic
🖤 Grief
✊ Boundaries
🌿 Nervous system & survival
💀 Death & legacy
🌀 Healing
🔥 Snark & sacred fire
🔮 Spirituality & everyday magic
Grief doesn’t leave. It sits at the table, lingers in the light, shapes how you move through the world. This week’s essay is about letting the ache become a companion, not a problem. If you’re still carrying, you’re not alone. #grief #sacredhuman
The Companion You Didn’t Choose
Grief isn’t a problem to solve—it’s a presence that settles beside us, shaping the small rituals and rhythms of daily life. This is a story of living with loss as a companion, not an enemy. A piece fo...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Grief doesn’t leave. It sits at the table, lingers in the light, shapes how you move through the world. This week’s essay is about letting the ache become a companion, not a problem. If you’re still carrying, you’re not alone. #grief #sacredhuman
Grief softens your edges and sharpens your truth, shaping a version of you rooted in honesty and quiet resilience.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Grief softens your edges and sharpens your truth, shaping a version of you rooted in honesty and quiet resilience.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
Nostalgia isn’t weakness. Remembering better days is proof you survived the hard ones. Let your memories be a scrapbook, not a map.
December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nostalgia isn’t weakness. Remembering better days is proof you survived the hard ones. Let your memories be a scrapbook, not a map.
The Vital Vault helps you organize the details that matter—documents, wishes, passwords, clarity. A simple way to bring order to the future.
End-of-Life Planner Organizer
A comprehensive end-of-life planner and guide created by a certified end-of-life doula. Over 100 pages of resources, checklists, and guides.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Vital Vault helps you organize the details that matter—documents, wishes, passwords, clarity. A simple way to bring order to the future.
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The smallest comfort—a second cup of coffee, a sweater that still smells like summer—can hold you together longer than any plan. Find softness and let it win.
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The smallest comfort—a second cup of coffee, a sweater that still smells like summer—can hold you together longer than any plan. Find softness and let it win.
Hold something warm and breathe. Let the heat move through your hands. Simple rituals work best on the days when your head feels far from your body.
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hold something warm and breathe. Let the heat move through your hands. Simple rituals work best on the days when your head feels far from your body.
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Old wounds sometimes show up when you’re washing dishes or folding towels. You’re not obligated to fix them today. You’re allowed to let them tag along, quiet as a shadow.
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Old wounds sometimes show up when you’re washing dishes or folding towels. You’re not obligated to fix them today. You’re allowed to let them tag along, quiet as a shadow.
Grief has a rhythm of its own. Some days it whispers. Some days it’s a punch to the ribs. Let today be whatever it is.
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Grief has a rhythm of its own. Some days it whispers. Some days it’s a punch to the ribs. Let today be whatever it is.
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Saying no isn’t dramatic. Sometimes it’s just the best way to keep your feet on the ground. No is a whole sentence and a pretty good shield.
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Saying no isn’t dramatic. Sometimes it’s just the best way to keep your feet on the ground. No is a whole sentence and a pretty good shield.
Grief can feel like bone-deep exhaustion. Not laziness. Not avoidance. Just a body holding too much at once. Rest is grief work too.
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Grief can feel like bone-deep exhaustion. Not laziness. Not avoidance. Just a body holding too much at once. Rest is grief work too.
People will try to rush your grief because they are uncomfortable. That's not your problem.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
People will try to rush your grief because they are uncomfortable. That's not your problem.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
GLP-1s didn’t just “not work” for me — they erased me.
No joy. No spark. No intuition. Just a chemical quiet I didn’t recognize.
I finally woke up at 4am and thought, “I think I’m back.”
New piece is up. This one is raw, human, and painfully real. #HealthJourney
No joy. No spark. No intuition. Just a chemical quiet I didn’t recognize.
I finally woke up at 4am and thought, “I think I’m back.”
New piece is up. This one is raw, human, and painfully real. #HealthJourney
The Weight I’m Not Willing to Lose
An honest, deeply human story about what happens when GLP-1 medications don’t deliver the promised results — and instead shut down joy, creativity, and intuition. This is the side of the “miracle drug...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GLP-1s didn’t just “not work” for me — they erased me.
No joy. No spark. No intuition. Just a chemical quiet I didn’t recognize.
I finally woke up at 4am and thought, “I think I’m back.”
New piece is up. This one is raw, human, and painfully real. #HealthJourney
No joy. No spark. No intuition. Just a chemical quiet I didn’t recognize.
I finally woke up at 4am and thought, “I think I’m back.”
New piece is up. This one is raw, human, and painfully real. #HealthJourney
Laughter counts as medicine. Weirdness is a vitamin. Let the day get silly, unfiltered, or odd. You are allowed to be the punchline and the whole joke.
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Laughter counts as medicine. Weirdness is a vitamin. Let the day get silly, unfiltered, or odd. You are allowed to be the punchline and the whole joke.
Your mind runs ahead. Your body tries to catch up. Put your feet on the floor and let yourself sink into it. One breath. That’s enough for right now.
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Your mind runs ahead. Your body tries to catch up. Put your feet on the floor and let yourself sink into it. One breath. That’s enough for right now.
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You don’t have to make your mess mean something. A pile of laundry, a day without a shower, an inbox with a hundred ghosts—none of it cancels your worth.
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You don’t have to make your mess mean something. A pile of laundry, a day without a shower, an inbox with a hundred ghosts—none of it cancels your worth.
Legacy is carried in memory—the tone of your voice, the way you listen, the kindness that lands deeper than you know. You’re shaping it right now.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Legacy is carried in memory—the tone of your voice, the way you listen, the kindness that lands deeper than you know. You’re shaping it right now.
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Some days you only need to survive by noticing the color of your coffee or the shape of a cloud. Beauty isn’t a lesson—it’s the way your eyes still work.
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Some days you only need to survive by noticing the color of your coffee or the shape of a cloud. Beauty isn’t a lesson—it’s the way your eyes still work.
What’s one small memory that stayed with you long after it happened? The tiny ones matter more than we admit.
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What’s one small memory that stayed with you long after it happened? The tiny ones matter more than we admit.
Some memories arrive so vividly your breath catches, reminding you how deeply your heart still recognizes what it once held.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Some memories arrive so vividly your breath catches, reminding you how deeply your heart still recognizes what it once held.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
Grief walks in and flips every light switch in your life. Suddenly, you see the jokes that cut wrong, the relationships that drain your bones, and the places you keep disappearing. It’s brutal and clarifying. If you're noticing what you can't unsee anymore, you're not alone. #grief
The truths you can’t unsee once loss has rearranged your world.
Grief doesn’t ruin your life. It reveals it.This essay explores the moment when loss turns on every light in the room and asks you to finally see what’s been waiting in the shadows.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Grief walks in and flips every light switch in your life. Suddenly, you see the jokes that cut wrong, the relationships that drain your bones, and the places you keep disappearing. It’s brutal and clarifying. If you're noticing what you can't unsee anymore, you're not alone. #grief