When You Catch Yourself Reaching

11 min

For the moments you reach for someone before remembering they are gone. Sit gently with the half-lifted phone, the extra cup, the name caught in your throat, and meet the body’s loyal remembering without shame.

← Back loss grief
Marco Vella
Your storyteller
Marco Vella
Grounded, even, steady

Grounded and even, the same calm weight on every line — present without pushing, steady when the moment isn't.

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About this session

When You Catch Yourself Reaching is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the loss and grief collection, narrated by Marco Vella.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.