Learning to Live Honestly With Loss

In this episode of Unfiltered Resilience, Dawn Olson opens up about a kind of grief that often goes unnamed—and unvalidated.Not just the grief of losing people, but the grief of losing abilities, independence, privacy, spontaneity, identity, and versions of ourselves we once knew. Through deeply personal reflections—on caregiving, physical decline, anticipatory grief, and the quiet heartbreak of having to ask for help—Dawn shares what it means to mourn while still moving forward.This is an honest, unpolished conversation about living with cerebral palsy, navigating increasing dependence, and learning that healing doesn’t always mean acceptance. Sometimes it simply means learning how to live truthfully with loss.If you’ve ever felt sadness over changes in your body, your life, or your independence—or if you’re a caregiver walking alongside someone through these shifts—this episode is for you.Because some losses don’t end. They change shape. And giving ourselves permission to mourn may be one of the most human things we can do.