Grief can create an awakeness and awareness of the present moment.

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Terry Bradshaw did not weep at his mother's funeral

Terry Bradshaw's brother Gary also did not cry when their mother passed away

Judaism provides a 'grammar for grief' through rituals like Shiva, Shloshim, and a year of Kaddish

The song 'Just a Kid' from the album 'Good Grief' is about Sara Bareilles's friend Chad Joseph, who died in 2020.

Sara Bareilles describes her experience with grief as 'utterly transformative' and life-affirming.

Poet Andrea Gibson is quoted as saying that grief is a 'shortcut to the truth'.

Sara Bareilles believes grief can bring a heightened awareness and presence to the present moment.

Sara Bareilles feels she is more the person she is meant to be because of the experience of losing her friends.

Poet Andrea Gibson is quoted as saying, "grief is a shortcut to the truth."

The album "Good Grief" was inspired by the loss of Sara Bareilles's three friends: Chad Joseph, Gavin Creel, and Andrea Gibson.

Sara Bareilles described the feeling of grief as being too big to hold, creating a physical sensation of dissolving.

At times, Sara Bareilles was afraid of her grief and did not want to go to sleep.

Sara Bareilles feels she is more the person she is meant to become because of the experience of losing her friends.

Sara Bareilles experienced a miscarriage earlier in the year of the interview.

Sara Bareilles described her experience with grief as "utterly transformative" and "life changing."

Sara Bareilles describes experiencing a "grief of country" over the state of the United States.

Sara Bareilles asserts that while grief is painful, a person will survive it and it will not "eat you alive."

The experience of overwhelming grief is described as a "free fall" and "groundlessness" that necessitates surrender.

Allowing grief to be present can lessen its power over an individual.

The experience of loss can lead to a sense of gratitude for the present day.