No Time Limit, No Order: Ditching the Rules of the Five Stages of Grief

😓Are you feeling like you're grieving "wrong" because you keep cycling between anger, sadness, and fleeting moments of acceptance? Stop comparing your journey to a checklist. Social psychologist Jamie welcomes Lisa Rites, a certified grief educator and former respiratory therapist with 40 years of experience, for a deeply honest conversation that dismantles the biggest myths about grief and loss. Lisa shares her unique perspective, gained from working with dying patients and navigating her own difficult divorce. You'll learn why the so-called "five stages" of grief are not a linear checklist, why you might be grieving a job loss or a divorce without realizing it, and why it's completely normal to fall back down the ladder of healing. This episode is essential for anyone experiencing loss, including loss of a loved one or loss of a future vision.🫂We dive into what support for grief truly looks like, moving beyond the unhelpful platitudes like "just move on" that society constantly offers. Lisa offers valuable coping strategies and actionable self-care tips, emphasizing the importance of talking and listening without judgment. Learn the warning signs of related mental health struggles, such as depression and suicidal ideation, and how to spot them in yourself and others. We also explore the deeply touching phenomenon of elderly couples passing shortly after one another. Whether you are looking for advice on how to deal with grief and loss, seeking to support a friend, or ready to begin healing from a breakup or divorce, Lisa Rites offers a compassionate, honest guide to the complex, non-linear path of true healing.Lisa Rites:website:  Lisaritesgrief.com FREE ebook to listeners of this podcast: lisaritesgrief.com/resource   IG: angelsamonguslisaFB: angelsamongusgriefGet your Managing Mental Health ebook here: managingmentalhealth.net📗 Managing Everyday Anxiety📘 Managing Adult ADHD📙 Managing Everyday PTSD📙 Managing Clinical Depression✅ Join the #1 free community for mental health education and encouragement:https://www.skool.com/managing-mental-health-3053/about?ref=8ca4dc83b44b478689446364c28b82e4✨support and encouragement from a group of your peers (your community)✨thousands of free resources, workbooks, worksheets - all to boost mental well-being✨self-care routines like meditations, yoga, exercise, nutrition, & more✨weekly class on various mental health issues✨resources for family & friends of loved ones that struggle with mental health issues✨access to member only courses, retreats, and conferencesGet your paperback Managing Mental Health Journal (green or gray cover):📚 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDWG68SJ or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD8FC7VS Support this channel:☕Buy me a coffee: https://coff.ee/managingmentalhealthSOCIALSFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573891392359 IG: managing.mental.healthTT: ManagingMentalHealthFor individual Trauma Recovery Coaching with Jamie:Jamiehughes.onlinePlease like, subscribe, comment, and share with someone who can benefit from this episode, and hit the notification bell to stay tuned and to stay connected to this community of mental well-being as we all learn and grow together.