GRIEF and LOSS – GRIEF is not a disease or illness it is a NORMAL response to a loss.
Those who know me, know that my passion is working with those who are GRIEVING.
Working as a GRIEF Counselor and Certified Grief Coach, I know that active listening; education, support and encouragement are key to the healing process.
There is no deadline to GRIEVING… but learning ways to cope and move forward is essential to the healing process.
If you are GRIEVING, whether from a recent loss or from a loss many years ago, and you are aware that you are stuck because of these buried losses…you have to take action in order to move forward.
You have to be an active participant in your own grief, which means you can’t just hide from it or stuff your feelings.
Hidden grief just makes for complicated GRIEF!
There is no shame in GRIEVING…I love this quote, “You have to feel it to heal it.”
Remember:
Time only heals your wounds if you are present and actively acknowledging your GRIEF. You will have to do something with the time that is passing.
Matthew 5:4 says, “God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
Come out of the darkness and into the LIGHT…
There is HOPE!
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For sure, grief can be devastating. Takes a strength of mind and body to cope… turning to hope and faith is good when reminded to do so! great job! p
Your words and support are refreshing and empowering. Thanks!
Thanks Sheri! That means a lot 🙂
Thanks for the blog…I truly believe in the process of grieving. It is so important.
A difficult subject… but well said.
I think it’s super important to recognize that you can grieve over many things — not just death of a loved one, but a loss of any kind. And I definitely recommend that people who cannot handle grief alone should consult a qualified therapist…and keep looking until you find someone who works for you. Love the comment, “You have to feel it to heal it.” Too many times we stuff “negative” feelings, which only cause us more grief.
I think grieving takes such a personal route with each of us so I can understand why you love this quote, “You have to feel it to heal it.”
We do have to own our grieving and allow ourselves to experience it, in order to move past it. What a great resource for those going through the grieving process.
Thank-you Daveda! 🙂
What a great little blog. Full of good stuff. I agree, gotta feel it to heal it. Just knowing this almost gives us permission to go through the process.
Thanks Carol! 🙂
So true. We put so much on ourselves sometimes about how we should be coping. Coping does mean allowing time to grieve.
Good take on grief and the need to take action to move ahead.
OWNING your grief so that YOU control it rather than IT controlling you is key! thank you !
I agree with you on that one. Holding onto grief and other forms of negative feelings is never a good thing, especially when it comes to healing. When working with participants, have you found that process to generally be quick or slow?
Edmund,
Some people move through their grief at a steady pace and others can get stuck in certain areas. The grief process is as unique and individual as we are. Grief work is a process and should be intentional.