A Quick Pitt Stop: Grieving during the holiday season; strategies and grace||Ep.72

Grief sucks. There's really no way about it. Shock-denial-anger-depression-acceptance, and these stages are not linear y'all. During the holiday season grief compounds and can really exemplifies any other struggles we are going through. Strategies: -Give yourself AND your loved ones grace: its NORMAL to cry, yell, go in to action, clean, sleep, laugh... its.all.normal. -Remember and Honor the loved ones: find a way to build a new tradition that honors your loved one(s) -It is OK to step away and be alone, but being sure you have someone there. Lean in to family/friends- they love you and even if they have NO idea how to help, let them however they can. -understand you and your families baseline: understanding the symptoms of anxiety, ADHD, depression, other chronic mental health or medical issues. These can and WILL be exemplified during the grieving process and often people with these symptoms struggle to self regulate at baseline and will need more time to process simple tasks. Understand this and be aware. -substances are NOT the answer. dulling the pain by drinking or otherwise will only delay the healing process. I am not saying you CAN'T or SHOULDN'T but I am saying to be very aware of what you are consuming and how your central nervous system will respond differently while using any substances. The healing and grieving process can be long and a forever process; but it can be something we adopt in to your life and become aware of. If you need professional health please PLEASE reach out; 988 for immediate assistance 585-275-8686 if you are local to Rochester and of course PLEASE reach out to this community for non urgent follow up, I am here, we are here [email protected] or DM us on social media at all things Erin Pitt strength, love and belief. go set the world on fire <3 e