Grief and Loss

Life hurts!

You’re not equipped to deal with this. Ironically, you’re consoling others when you’re the one grieving.

Unfortunately, you have no idea how to get through any of this.

At this point, your world is shattered, and your planned future is gone.

Handling uncertainty has never been your strong suit. Grief has made it impossible to have an idea about what’s next. If you could stop crying, you might even think about it.

Coping feels impossible.

You’re all over the place. Some days, you feel anxious, and other days are filled with anger, sometimes guilt, and often intensely sad. You never feel like you anymore.

Feeling your vulnerability is frightening to the core.

Now, you find yourself cycling through insecurity and self-doubt. You come up with all sorts of excuses why you can’t meet friends or do what you used to do. There is a foreboding sense of gloom you can’t shake.

A smoggy haze blocks clarity.

Nothing seems clear anymore. You wander around lost in your head and miss out on life. Being absorbed in your thoughts isn’t helping you. Nor is it useful.

Questions arise with no answers in sight. “Why is this happening to me?”

No matter what you do, you keep going round and round in circles, trying to make sense of it all.

The unfairness in life has left you numb.

Grief is not sadness.

If we live long enough, we all have losses sooner or later. Whether that’s the loss of a partner, a friend, a parent, a pet, a job, or social standing, they all need to be processed.

The more significant the loss, the greater the pain.

Sometimes, the pain’s intense, even unbearable. This is normal. Running from it is self-defeating.

You are not powerless.

Let me help you grieve in a healthy way. We can’t take your pain away, but we can learn to focus on what’s in your control.

We begin by acknowledging that pain and anxiety are inevitable.

These are normal responses to life-altering events. Feeling out of control, we sometimes wonder what we could’ve done differently, reliving these painful events repeatedly in our minds.

Start rebuilding your life.

Here are some valuable skills to help guide you through the most challenging time in your life. They’ll help throughout all of life, not just now.

Learn to focus on what you can control and practice self-compassion. Anchor yourself in the present moment amidst a ‘storm’ and lead with your values. Make room for your feelings, acceptance, and flexibility with internal and external events in life.

Move forward even though the pain is still a part of your life.

Suffering doesn’t have to be. The time to reach out is now. You don’t have to feel alone. Contact me today for more information on how I can help you start to move forward – positively.