You can’t be good at grief. It’s not something that is to be mastered. It’s something that’s to be survived. It will come out as the most uncomfortable feeling for you, and you shouldn't fight it.

Don't put too much pressure on your creativity. Accept inspiration as something that happens to you sometimes, rather than something you are. Just be disciplined and show up every day so you're here when she comes.

Try to distance yourself from the issue and see it as another person. Be kind to you, think of it as "Hey me, we're in this together!". Frame everything as "interesting" instead of "bad". It will open up opportunities for what to make of it.