Grief

Losing someone we love can feel like being torn apart from the inside. The shock that paralyzes. The deep pain that won’t let go. But is there a path through grief that doesn’t lead to endless suffering?After losing his son Wotan, shaman Pål-Esben Wanvig shares the holistic 3-phase method that helped him and his wife process their grief in months rather than years. Drawing on his own experience of unprocessed grief after his father’s death – which led to ten years of pneumonia every Christmas – he offers a map for anyone navigating loss.

This was supposed to be my year. Everything was ready for the most exciting chapter of my life—I was going to be a father. Then came the shock no parent should ever face: losing our own child. Wotan lived for one minute in Maria’s hands. He was 12 centimeters long. A miracle with tiny fingers and toes who never said “dad” or “mom.”
I share this story not because I have answers, but because hiding from grief only deepens the wound. Maybe my journey can offer hope to others walking this impossible path.