Olive von Topp | Empowerment Coach & Burlesquer on Instagram: "Not just true for Grievers, but also anyone paying attention to the world right now (who are also grieving, btw). What would you add? 👇 #griefsurvival #darkhumour #grief #grieving #griefandloss"

Olive von Topp | Empowerment Coach & Burlesquer on Instagram: "2026 is already kicking my ass. Lots of hards, including financial changes, returning to work full time to a job I will be losing in 3 months (It's a contract/I knew this but was supposed to be on maternity leave right now) & my mother's health requiring 24 hour care right now (which I am sharing with my brother). I am so depleted. The other day I said, "I miss just being sad about my dead babies". Right now I don't have the space I

Olive von Topp | Empowerment Coach & Burlesquer on Instagram: "3 main things I did (and still do) daily in the early days after losing my twins: 1️⃣ Feel Your Feelings: No one likes this but grief is part of your life now, and you’ve got to build space around it to be able to feel it, because the only way "through" it is to feel it. Staying busy, ignoring it, dissociating, only "works" for so long before it creates bigger issues. Journaling, talking to a therapist, talking to friends, being open