Normal Grief Reactions Normal grief reactions occur after the death of a loved one and after other types of loss. Life Events That Can Trigger Loss Important to note is that we don’t go looking for these reactions and we don’t get to pick which ones we want—they just show up. The intensity of […]
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Common Myths About Grief
Myths about grief and mourning are woven into the fabric of our society. Unfortunately, these myths are not harmless because they can easily become hurdles to healing. The good news is that when we understand what’s normal for grief—what grief is and what grief does—we can identify and avoid misinformation. Which allows us to navigate […]
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Life Events That Can Trigger Loss
Life Events That Can Trigger Loss The problem that many of us run into is that we have no idea that there are many different life events that can trigger loss. Me included until I learned more. The reality is that the death of a loved one is not the only type of loss that […]
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Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Not To Grieve!
Grief Is the Normal Reaction to Loss Guess What? Expressions of grief are not a sign of emotional or mental weakness or an indicator of mental or brain health issues or a sign of lack of faith. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise does not know that they are talking about! Period. So, don’t […]
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Grief Support Group Guidelines
Grief Support Group Guidelines Why You Need To Know This Grief support groups are supposed to be a safe place for you to share your story, learn what’s normal for grief and to help you to heal forward—not land you in a pothole along the Path of Healing. The following grief support group guidelines are […]
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Defining Support After the Death of My Loved One
What Do I Need? Defining Support After The Death Of My Loved One What Do I Need? This is a very important question to ask yourself because after the death of a loved one support is a number one need. And when we don’t get the support that we need/want unmet expectations can cause relationship […]
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Healing Is Possible
Healing Is Possible Even though grief is a powerful experience—so is your ability to heal. Simply put, healing is possible. What’s helpful is finding out what’s normal for this experience. In a nutshell, this means learning as much as you can about what grief is, and what grief does, and how healing happens. And understanding […]
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Secondary Loss Can Catch Us Off Guard
Secondary Loss Can Catch Us Off Guard Secondary loss can catch us off guard. Sometimes it stays under the grief radar—and because it does it makes healing more difficult. Which is why it’s so important to know about! Secondary loss is the direct result of the initial loss. For example, the death of a loved […]
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Role & Responsibility Change After The Death Of A Loved One
Role & Responsibility Change After The Death Of A Loved One Role and responsibility change does occur after the death of a close loved one because our loved one played many roles in our life. Here’s the thing. Sometimes we have to grieve the loss of the role or roles that our loved one played […]
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Life Events That Can Trigger Grief
Life Events That Trigger Grief There are many life events that bring with them an element of grief… Death of your spouse Death of your life partner Death of your betrothed Death of your child Death of your sibling Death of a parent Death of a stepparent Death of a family member Death of a […]
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