It means: “I am mourning a death. Please be gentle with me.” It makes grief visible without asking the wearer to explain.
A few thoughtful answers.
About the symbol, wearing and sharing it, and how each heart reaches you.
Not yet. The movement grows each time someone wears a heart, gives one, or explains its meaning.
Anyone mourning a death can choose to wear one. There is no test, timeline, or hierarchy of loss.
Yes. The death of a beloved animal is a significant loss, and the heart is for you, too.
No. Loss does not follow a schedule. You may wear the heart whenever making your mourning visible would feel helpful.
For as long or as briefly as you choose. There is no prescribed period for wearing the heart.
You do not have to. The heart invites gentleness, not questions. You always decide whether you want to talk.
Yes. Give it as a quiet acknowledgment, with no expectation that the recipient wear it.
The black enamel and gold-trim pin includes a butterfly clutch backing and a card explaining its meaning.
Purchases help fund hearts shared freely with grieving individuals and communities. This is not a fixed-percentage or one-for-one program.
Yes. Hospices, funeral homes, grief groups, death doulas, care teams, and other organizations can contact us for current options.
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