Between Grief and Joy by Yolande Clark-Jackson

Hi, thank you for stopping through to learn more about me and why I’m writing about grief and joy here on Substack.

I’m often the person my grieving friends turn to when asking, “How do I get there?”

They want to know how get to the place where loss isn’t the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning.

How do you heal enough to comfortably live in the space between grief and joy?

My newsletter is my ongoing attempt at answering this question.

I created Between Grief and Joy as a digital space dedicated to the healing journey. It explores the intersections of care, loss, language and community.

Since I started writing on this platform in 2024, the community of grief writers has grown. There is joy in community even through sharing our individual grief stories. There is something healing about being witnessed and making the space to witness others.

When I started here, I posted every Friday night about whatever was on my heart and it took whatever shape it needed to take. Sometimes a poem or photo essay, other times a personal essay or list of recommendations.

You’ll find poetry, essays, reflections, interviews, book recommendations, and healing tools as well as live conversations with other grief-informed authors who can act as either mirrors of your experiences or windows into understanding another.

Thank you for being here,

Yolande

-Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5

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