I am Anne Storino. I have been where you are - suffering from loss that had gone unresolved. In 2019 when our 31-year-old son Chris died unexpectedly, I did what I always do: worried about others, organized the chaos, started working on a plan to "get through it." My "protective brain" took over and I added a layer of armor to my broken heart. I stuffed down my emotions, isolated myself from calls, texts and visits, wasn't willing to accept help from others, disconnected my head and heart and went into autopilot, keeping myself too busy to really feel and grieve.

I kept this up for 18 months, until my life was brought to a screeching halt! My body and brain were exhausted. I...