10 Ways to Cope with a Difficult Loss

coping with difficult losses

When you lose a loved one, grief knocks you over no matter how strong you are. Here are 10 ways to cope with a difficult loss. 1) Feel your Feelings. Allow feelings to bubble up to the surface: shock, anger, denial, sadness, fear. Everyone’s grief is as individual as their fingerprints, so this order is…

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The Purpose of a Grief Support group

grief is lonely

The pain of grief is something only the grieving understand. The purpose of a grief support group is to offer that understanding and make you feel less alone. When my mother passed away and I was in deep shock and pain, the best healing gift I gave myself was a Grief group. Drowning in a turbulent maelstrom…

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What Grief Does to Your Mind

what grief does to you

Grief does a number on our mind. Our individual experience of grief is as unique as our DNA or fingerprint. While our shared humanity does trigger certain standard responses to the loss of a loved one, not all of us experience every one of them, or in the same order. The Anxiety of Apprehension: “Will…

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