The Journey of Grief and Loss

Grief can cripple and paralyze you... or it can lead to Acceptence, Healing and Inner Strength. Embrace grief's natural healing process and you become stronger, healthier and better prepared to handle any loss.  Have you ever had a problem getting past grief? When you experience a great loss, do you find it virtually impossible to move on? If so, you're like a lot of people.  When you care about something, it's hard to accept that it's been taken out of your life.
This is especially the case where the death of a loved one is concerned.  But grief is also present with other types of loss, such as:  The unforseen end of an important relationship The loss of a job or a demotion A severe medical diagnosis A long-dinstance relocation of a friend or loved one Retirement, an end to some other important, long-term chapter in your life Empty nest syndrome (your last children leaving home) Loss of a dream, knowing you won't be able to fulfill a lifelong dream  Loss of freedom or normalized activites, such as in a pandemic The loss of anything that's important to you That last one is really important. Grief is a very individual process.
This is because it has to do with what's important to you, not anyone else. You can suffer incredible grief over the loss of something that someone else might find easy to accept. This doesn't mean your grief isn't real. When you lose something that's tied to your values, your emotions or what's important to you, the sense of loss can be devastating. Everyone grieves in their own way, but there's one very important thing to remember .