Grief isn’t linear and you don’t need to navigate it alone.
Solace Atlas is a gentle companion to help you navigate the emotional journey of losing someone deeply meaningful. We’re here to walk beside you, one emotion, one breath, one page at a time.
Emotional Reflection Toolkit
Losing a loved one is a deeply personal experience, and the emotional landscape can be complex and cyclical. These emotions and cycles are not linear; they may overlap, resurface, or vary in intensity.
Choose the emotion you’re feeling today from Shock, Sadness, Anger, Guilt, and beyond. You’ll be guided through reflection prompts, rituals, and journaling practices designed to support emotional healing at your own pace.
💥 Shock and Disbelief
Grounding & Realization
A numbing sense of disbelief or detachment, as if the loss isn’t real. It feels like being frozen in a surreal moment.
💧 Sadness and Sorrow
Emotional Release & Memory
A profound, heavy sadness that can feel like a physical weight on the chest, often accompanied by crying or a sense of emptiness.
🔥 Anger
Expression & Release
Rage or frustration, directed at oneself, others, the situation, or even the loved one for leaving. It’s raw and unfiltered, sometimes irrational.
🕳️ Guilt
Forgiveness & Rationalization
A gnawing sense of regret over things said or unsaid, done or undone, like missing a chance to say “I love you.”
🌒 Loneliness
Connection & Carrying On
A deep, aching sense of isolation, even in a crowd, as the absence of the loved one creates a void no one else can fill.
💀 Fear and Anxiety
Safety & Reassurance
A visceral fear of the future without the loved one or anxiety about one’s own mortality or further losses.
💗 Yearning
Longing & Ritual
An intense, almost physical craving to see, hear, or touch the loved one again, often accompanied by vivid memories.
⚫ Despair
Micro Wins & Hope
A crushing sense of hopelessness, where life feels meaningless without the loved one.
🌀 Confusion
Structure & Identity
A disorienting fog where thoughts feel scattered, and decision-making or focus becomes difficult.
🌗 Relief (Mixed with Guilt)
Complexity & Permission
A quiet, often shameful sense of relief, especially if the loved one suffered before passing, or if the relationship was complex.
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Rooted in Emotional Function
Each prompt begins with understanding what the emotion does, its evolutionary purpose, its protective role, and its unmet need.
Symbolic & Sensory Language
- What is your anger trying to protect?
- What do you wish someone had said to you when you first felt this?
- If your grief were a landscape, what would it look like?
Ritual Flow & Emotional Safety
Naming – What is the feeling?
Witnessing – What does it want to say or show?
Transforming – What does it need to shift or soften?
“I feel alone, but I am not abandoned. I carry them in me, and I’m allowed to seek connection even when it feels strange.”