The one change that worked: numb with grief, I sat in the dark, surrounded by strangers – and began to heal

Life had come crashing to a halt when I lost my brother. But in the cinema I found comfort and a strange solidarity In 2022, my younger brother drowned in an accident. His death reset life as I knew it.

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/12/the-one-change-that-worked-numb-with-grief-i-sat-in-the-dark-surrounded-by-strangers-and-began-to-heal)