Grief in Transitions, Evolving Friendships, and the Seasons of Life

In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia reflects on the quiet grief that can come with life transitions.As friends begin new chapters, getting engaged, moving cities, and having children, she explores the complicated emotions that can arise when one stage of life begins to close while another slowly opens. Why do we often feel like we cannot share the sadness alongside the excitement during these moments?Saskia reflects on the evolution of friendships, the changing dynamics within families as parents age, and the identity shifts that come with growing older. She also explores the idea that life does not replace one chapter with another, but layers them, and that perhaps these transitions are less about losing something and more about learning how to move through different seasons of life.Because perhaps the grief we are feeling is not just sadness. Maybe it is gratitude for the moments that mattered most.