How to Handle Grief

Let’s talk about grief! Grief doesn’t have to happen whenever a loved one has passed on. Grief can happen when you’ve lost your job when you’ve moved into a new role or identity (motherhood/fatherhood), and so much more. Grief is not as one-dimensional as we might think. In its simplest sense, grief is when we’ve lost something that’s near and dear to us.   Whenever we have a non-death-related loss in our lives, it’s very natural for us to want to quickly move on from it and not address it. For example, transitioning from being in the workforce to retirement. There is a sense of loss and grief there but very few people realize it’s ‘grief’ because it feels like such a heavy word. However, grief has its own process to work through and if we’re too quick to suppress it, it will find other more intrusive ways to surface and disrupt us.   No matter what’s going on in our lives, we have to go towards the feelings, not away from them. The body will keep a score and the subconscious mind will keep a score. A good way to work through your emotions is by journaling them down and talking out loud with yourself. Also, spend some quality time by yourself to meditate, go on a walk, and get comfortable with whatever feeling shows up for you at that moment. It might take a couple of ‘tries’ to fully understand the impact of your recent loss, but it will help you embrace your new reality much quicker.   Continue Your Growth Journey: Kaminiwood.com