Jill Biden, who has urged young people who have lost loved ones while serving in the military to express their emotions on paper, claims that writing about the “crushing” grief she experienced after her son Beau passed away from cancer gave her the emotional fortitude to continue.

She stated on Tuesday that although writing requires bravery, it is worthwhile since it allows us to put ourselves back together. It relates to people who are grieving and serves as a reminder that we are not alone. Additionally, you are not by yourself.

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the first lady talked candidly about her experiences working with the siblings and children of service members who died while serving in the military. At a ranch in Justin, Texas, the group is taking part in a weeklong writing workshop organized by The War Horse, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the psychological effects of military service. According to Biden, a professor of writing at a community college, a publishing company recommended she write a book about her life after President Joe Biden concluded his previous term as vice president. She claimed to know what she wanted to write about.

She added, “But there was one thing I didn’t want to discuss: my son Beau.” The 46-year-old son of President Biden and his first wife, Beau Biden, passed away in 2015 from brain cancer.

“Even the best memories were laced with pain,” she said, despite the fact that she began writing the book two years after his passing. I was devastated by his loss, and I was afraid that bringing it to light would only make it worse. I therefore informed my team that he was not allowed.

However, one day I discovered that I was writing words without giving them any thought. The first lady wrote, “I’m shattered,” in a yellow notebook. She had the feeling of a piece of broken china that had been put back together with glue. Even though they are invisible, the cracks exist. You can see the glue holding me together if you look closely.

“On some days, I felt like it took everything I had to keep my grief inside of me, but when I wrote, I didn’t have to,” she continued. I could let it all come out, sloppy, sad, and angry.

She remarked, “It gave me the strength to carry it, but it didn’t make my sorrow smaller.”

As part of her White House initiative, Joining Forces, to support active-duty service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers, the first lady participated in the seminar via video. She questioned the attendees about the significance of sharing their stories and what motivated them to attend the seminar.

In an effort to raise awareness of the caregivers of injured, sick, or wounded service members or veterans, Biden hosted a screening of the documentary “Unconditional: When Minds Hurt, Love Heals” on Wednesday as part of Joining Forces and in collaboration with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.

In 2019, her autobiography, “Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself,” came out.