Facing Grief (and Other Painful Feelings) Together

Join today’s Collective Grief Ritual at 1pm EST

Being human feels raw these days. Like all the padding I received from my privilege and youth has been ripped away. At this point, I welcome it all because it allows me to tune into the interconnectedness of all beings and our shared humanity.

No matter where you fall on the human experience spectrum: Tuning in, tuning out. Affected by natural disasters, navigating a personal challenge, feeling ancestral trauma, facing parenting challenges, experiencing financial uncertainty, or having anxiety about climate change. Or maybe most of the above, the truth is that we—the people in my closest community—are trying to make sense of the unimaginable, unspeakable, and the unbearable, and it’s… a lot.

One thing I have found that gives me courage, lessens my feelings of being burdened, and makes me feel like I’m part of an unfolding Love story is being with other people.

We were never meant to carry this alone.

That’s why I’m inviting you to join me for a Collective Grief Ritual at 1 PM EST today. Together, we’ll create a space where the weight of what we hold can be shared, acknowledged, and met with compassion.

Click here to join the Zoom gathering

What You Can Expect

This free, 90-minute ritual is a chance to ground yourself, explore grief from personal, ancestral, and collective perspectives, and connect with others who are navigating similar emotional landscapes.

We’ll start with an intention-setting and grounding exercise, followed by personal sharing (no feedback, just a heartfelt acknowledgment). There will be a guided meditation, a symbolic act of remembrance, and quiet reflection.

My hope is that you’ll leave feeling a little lighter, a little more connected, and a lot more supported for the road ahead.

What to Bring

• Something to write on, and with that you can later put back in nature: A stone and a Sharpie, a piece of paper that can be burned, or the like

Optional:

• A symbolic object to represent what you’re grieving

• A warm beverage

• A blanket or anything that feels comforting

• A candle

Why We Gather

As I reflect on my own grief journey, I think about the lessons I’ve learned from loss, from the absence of control, and the power of communal healing. Losing three dear friends in quick succession between 2019 and 2021 changed me. Through my exploration of grief—and the wisdom of Francis Weller’s The Wild Edge of Sorrow—I began to see grief not as a problem to be solved but as a part of love’s deep, ongoing work.

Now, with the world groaning under the weight of so much pain—from Gaza to Ukraine, fires to fractured communities—I feel called to lend my capacity to support others in processing what can feel impossible to face.

Why You Belong Here

No matter your experience, no matter your story, this space is for you. Grief is universal, but the ways we hold and process it don’t have to be solitary.

Here’s what others have shared about joining me in my group experiences in the past:

“Karna creates a container where vulnerability feels safe and honored. She brings her own authenticity to the group, which makes it easier to show up fully.”
“I leave these sessions feeling connected, seen, and reminded that we’re never truly alone.”

So come as you are—raw, tired, scared, angry, hopeful, or somewhere in between. Bring your grief, your questions, your desire for connection. Together, we’ll take one small step toward holding the unholdable.

Click here to join us at 1 PM EST today.

With love and belief in what we can create together,
Karna

Blessed Martin Luter King Jr. Day:

I never took the time to read Letter from a Birmingham Jail. But today I did and it fortified me. Maybe it can do the same for you.

”But more basically, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.

Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.”

Grief Resouces:

Music by Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely:

The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller: