What I Learned from Losing Maddie: 6 Ways Grief Changes Your Brain Forever

Grief isn’t something you “get over.” It rewires the brain—memory fog, sleep disruption, survival mode, emotional flooding, and lasting change. After losing my daughter Maddie, I learned firsthand the lifelong impact of traumatic loss. This is why The MentorWell exists: to give kids trusted mentors before silence and struggle become crisis.