Grief doesn’t have a timeline, no matter what society says. In this month’s Book of the Month I explore how grief barges in like an uninvited guest from grocery aisles to stoplights. Because nothing says “healing” like crying next to deodorant or ugly sobbing to Ice Ice Baby. Inspired by Megan Devine’s It’s OK That You’re Not OK this post is about tossing out society’s stopwatch and letting grief run on its own weird schedule.

This month we’re diving into Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson — a brilliantly chaotic blend of laugh-out-loud moments 🦝 and gut-level honesty about living with depression 😔. Jenny has a way of showing that even in the heaviest moments, there’s room for humor, connection, and joy ✨.

Depression isn’t quirky or funny — it’s real, debilitating, and different for everyone 💙. But what Jenny proves in this book is that humor can be a lifeline 🛟, and sometimes the ability to laugh in the middle of the mess is exactly what keeps us going.

That’s why Furiously Happy feels so Comfortably Human 🌱 — because it reminds us that we can carry both: the pain and the punchlines 🎭.