Grief Is Never The Same For Every Person!
It would be wonderful if grief was like a math problem. When you look at a series of numbers that you are adding together, the answer is always the same. Two different people can add the same list of numbers, and the answer will always be the same, assuming they added...
8 Techniques That Stop Anger In Its Tracts
You can’t believe they did it. Of all people, turning on you this way. You want to react in kind, but are instead drawing on the anger flowing through you to lash out. Make the other person hurt every bit as much as you do right now. Wait a minute. You can’t. You’re...
There Are 40+ Losses That Might Need To Be Grieved
When I share that I specialize in loss, trauma, and abuse, I am often told “that sounds so morbid!” I like to think of it as helping people heal. Then I usually get questions about what the difference between loss and grief is? That’s easy! Below is a list of...
The Truth About Grief Myth #6: Keep Busy
Last on my list of myths is Keep Busy. Nearly every griever I have ever met has told me that well-meaning family and friends had given them the advice to keep busy after a loss. Many people have nearly worked themselves into exhaustion trying to stay busy so they...
The Truth About Grief Myth #5: Be Strong for Others
In the last post, I shared about the myth that Grief Just Takes Time. I focused on the idea that the key to recovery or completion is the actions we take within time, and not relying on time to do what it cannot do. As I focus on today’s myth, it may become clear to...
The Truth About Grief Myth #4: Time Heals All Wounds
It is said that time heals all wounds. This is not true... Today I am going to address the fourth myth, Grief Just Takes Time or Time Heals All Wounds. In my post on Myth #3 Grieve Alone, I suggested that if we were to compare myths, it might be the most damaging of...
