9 | When Grief isn’t a Funeral – Happy 10th Cancerversary to Me

Grief isn’t just about losing a person—and this week’s episode dives into one of the most overlooked types of loss: the grief that comes with cancer, chronic illness, and medical trauma.

In honor of my cancer anniversary and Melanoma Awareness Month, I’m getting real about what it means to grieve your before self—the version of you that existed before diagnoses, surgeries, scars, and fear.

Whether you’ve battled melanoma, lived through chronic illness, or walked alongside someone who has, this episode is for you. We talk about the invisible grief that doesn’t come with a funeral, but still shows up in hospital rooms, treatment plans, and your relationship with your body.

🎧 In this episode, I cover:

✅What cancer-related grief looks like (and why it’s valid)

✅How melanoma and other diagnoses can bring loss of identity, safety, and control

✅The emotional weight of surgery, treatment, and recovery

✅The mind-body connection and how trauma lives in your nervous system

✅How to support someone going through chronic illness or a health crisis

This is a conversation for anyone grieving a diagnosis, chronic condition, physical loss, or simply the life they used to know.

💬 Let’s break the silence around medical trauma, post-cancer grief, and invisible losses. Because just like grief, healing doesn’t follow a timeline—and joy doesn’t mean the pain is gone.

Are you more of a visual learner like me? Watch this episode in action on youtube.com/beckyhunt

💛 Let’s keep this conversation going! Follow me on Instagram ⁠@LoudAboutLoss⁠  and @imbeckyhunt for more throughout the week. Need a little extra support? Download my free Grief Relief Journal at ⁠beckyhunt.net⁠ to help you process your loss in a way that feels right for you.

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