“They sat quietly together for a few minutes, Joe holding Fiona's hand, Fiona sniffling. No flowery words, no platitudes passed between them. Joe would have done anything to ease her suffering, but he knew nothing he might do or say could. Her grief would run its course like a fever and release her when it was spent. He would not shush her or tell her it was God's will and that her Da was better off; that was rubbish, and they both knew it. When something hurt as bad as this, you had to let it hurt. There were no shortcuts.” — Jennifer Donnelly, The Tea Rose

Holly Margl is the award-winning author of Witnessing Grief; Inviting Trauma and Loss to Our Coaching Conversations, An Enneagram Perspective, coach, coach mentor, and trainer specializing in grief, trauma, and the Enneagram.