Artist who lost her mom shares how ‘grieving like a buffalo’ helped her overcome the pain of loss |
There is no “right” way to grieve. But finding new ways to heal when grief rears its head is a mission for artist Katie Southworth.
Southworth lost her mom 11 years ago. And she opened up on Instagram about a helpful grieving method she’s implemented when sadness overwhelms her on the anniversary of her mom’s passing called “grieving like a buffalo”.
“Grief may be lifelong, but it’s always possible to reclaim joy,” Southworth tells Upworthy. “Rainbows do come after rain, you just have to fight for it.”
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Recurring grief after mom’s passing
In her video, Southworth shares with viewers that she “didn’t want to do this today. I really didn’t. I wanted to go to the studio, pretend this isn’t happening. But instead, I’m being a buffalo.”
For Southworth, she explains that being a buffalo means not avoiding feeling her feelings in her recurring grief journey.
“Buffaloes are the only animal that, when if there’s a storm looming, they’re walking toward it,” she says. “The reason why they do it is because they’re so smart, and they understand that if they walk directly........