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 is a silent language. Don't be afraid to teach others how to understand yours.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Grief is a silent language. Don't be afraid to teach others how to understand yours.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
You don't need a five-step morning routine to prove you're trying. You woke up. You're breathing. That's enough effort today. Healing doesn't require performance. #lovenotes
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You don't need a five-step morning routine to prove you're trying. You woke up. You're breathing. That's enough effort today. Healing doesn't require performance. #lovenotes
Even the stars burn out. And still, the night goes on shining.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Even the stars burn out. And still, the night goes on shining.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
Some days you'll feel like a burden for simply needing rest, reassurance, or space. That doesn't make you one. Your needs are not up for negotiation. You don't have to earn gentleness. #lovenotes
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Some days you'll feel like a burden for simply needing rest, reassurance, or space. That doesn't make you one. Your needs are not up for negotiation. You don't have to earn gentleness. #lovenotes
Today, we honor the lives of transgender people lost to hatred and violence. We remember their names, their stories, and their beauty. May we create a world where their safety is not a question and their existence is celebrated as sacred. Light a candle. Speak a name. Let remembrance become action.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today, we honor the lives of transgender people lost to hatred and violence. We remember their names, their stories, and their beauty. May we create a world where their safety is not a question and their existence is celebrated as sacred. Light a candle. Speak a name. Let remembrance become action.
You are not broken by grief. You are broken open.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You are not broken by grief. You are broken open.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
You don’t have to pretend you’re okay just because you always have. People who can’t hold your truth never earned your mask to begin with. Let it fall. Let yourself be seen. #lovenotes
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You don’t have to pretend you’re okay just because you always have. People who can’t hold your truth never earned your mask to begin with. Let it fall. Let yourself be seen. #lovenotes
Grief changes the shape of your days. It's okay if joy looks different now.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Grief changes the shape of your days. It's okay if joy looks different now.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
If the world feels too loud today, it’s not because there is anything wrong with you. You are simply tuned to a different frequency. #lovenotes
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If the world feels too loud today, it’s not because there is anything wrong with you. You are simply tuned to a different frequency. #lovenotes
You don't have to be okay with what happend to find a way forward.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You don't have to be okay with what happend to find a way forward.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
You’re allowed to stop explaining why you left. Your peace doesn’t need a defense. Let your silence be a soft refusal. Let it be the full sentence it already is. #lovenotes
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You’re allowed to stop explaining why you left. Your peace doesn’t need a defense. Let your silence be a soft refusal. Let it be the full sentence it already is. #lovenotes
If all you did today was breathe through the ache, that is enough.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If all you did today was breathe through the ache, that is enough.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
It’s okay if some days you’re only surviving. If all you did today was breathe, that’s still impactful. The sun rises for you anyway. Even the sky has gray days. #lovenotes
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It’s okay if some days you’re only surviving. If all you did today was breathe, that’s still impactful. The sun rises for you anyway. Even the sky has gray days. #lovenotes
You're not too sensitive. You're just paying attention to the space love used to fill.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You're not too sensitive. You're just paying attention to the space love used to fill.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
You don’t have to heal in a straight line. You’re not broken glass trying to be pieced back together. You’re soil—turning, aerating, becoming fertile with every cycle. That mess you’re in? It’s growth. #lovenotes
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You don’t have to heal in a straight line. You’re not broken glass trying to be pieced back together. You’re soil—turning, aerating, becoming fertile with every cycle. That mess you’re in? It’s growth. #lovenotes
Grief turns you into a different version of yourself, one who knows the weight of invisible things.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Grief turns you into a different version of yourself, one who knows the weight of invisible things.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
There will always be someone who thinks you’re too much, too sensitive, too angry. Let them. You weren’t made to be understood by people committed to misunderstanding themselves. #lovenotes
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There will always be someone who thinks you’re too much, too sensitive, too angry. Let them. You weren’t made to be understood by people committed to misunderstanding themselves. #lovenotes
Your grief does not need to be justified. Your loss is real. Your love is real.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Your grief does not need to be justified. Your loss is real. Your love is real.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
The hardest boundaries to hold are the ones with people you love. You are not unkind for choosing yourself. You are not selfish for saying, “This isn’t safe for me anymore.” #lovenotes
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The hardest boundaries to hold are the ones with people you love. You are not unkind for choosing yourself. You are not selfish for saying, “This isn’t safe for me anymore.” #lovenotes
Sometimes healing looks like laughing while your heart still aches.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sometimes healing looks like laughing while your heart still aches.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
You don’t have to explain your exhaustion to people who never ask how you’re doing. The people who truly see you will already know. Rest is not earned by convincing others you’re tired. #lovenotes
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You don’t have to explain your exhaustion to people who never ask how you’re doing. The people who truly see you will already know. Rest is not earned by convincing others you’re tired. #lovenotes
Grief isn't a wound that closes. It's a new organ you grow.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Grief isn't a wound that closes. It's a new organ you grow.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
Not everything that hurts is healing. Some pain is just your body finally speaking. Pay attention to what aches when you're quiet. Listen before the volume gets unbearable. #lovenotes
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Not everything that hurts is healing. Some pain is just your body finally speaking. Pay attention to what aches when you're quiet. Listen before the volume gets unbearable. #lovenotes
Honor all who served—including those still fighting to find housing, safety, and peace. Too many veterans live on our streets and in our blind spots. Gratitude matters, but care changes lives.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Honor all who served—including those still fighting to find housing, safety, and peace. Too many veterans live on our streets and in our blind spots. Gratitude matters, but care changes lives.
Time doesn't heal grief. It teaches you how to hold it without dropping everything else.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Time doesn't heal grief. It teaches you how to hold it without dropping everything else.
#griefnotes
#griefnotes