Physical Symptoms of Grief – HealthyWomen

​The Physical Impact of Grief

When Katja Faber learned her 23-year-old son, Alex, had been brutally murdered, she felt a physical pain, as if her body had been hit by a truck. “From the moment that the police stood at my door and told me the news that he had been killed, I felt altered, not only emotionally, but also neurologically and physically,” Faber said. “It was painful to breathe; my nerve endings were on fire. They say that grief is an all-body experience, and I can …

Physical symptoms of grief – HealthyWomen

When Katja Faber learned her 23-year-old son, Alex, had been brutally murdered, she felt a physical pain, as if her body had been hit by a truck. “From the moment that the police stood at my door and told me the news that he had been killed, I felt altered, not only emotionally, but also neurologically and physically,” Faber said. “It was painful to breathe; my nerve endings were on fire. They say that grief is an all-body experience, and I can …

Parisa Azadi: ORDINARY GRIEF

Parisa Azadi: ORDINARY GRIEF5th June, 2025 – 30th June, 2025Botanic GardensBelfast Photo FestivalTimes: Dawn to Dusk A personal journey through exile, memory, and belonging in a changing Iran In 2017, after more than two decades away, Parisa Azadi returned to Iran. She had left as a child and grown up between cultures—never fully rooted in one place. Her return was not just personal; it was a search for understanding. What followed was Ordinary …