The Seasons Of Grief

Join us for part two of our conversation with Jillene Gallatin, Senior Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Waseca, Minnesota. Jillene talks about the, "seasons of grief" rather than the stages of grief. People's misconception is that one moves through the stages rather than, often times, returning to a previous iteration of the process. At the age of 14, Jillene lost her mother, Mina Jean, to suicide. She speaks about the people in her life who helped her cope and understand her feelings and emotions. She discusses her grief journey which returned to anger when she reached the age that her mother passed away at and her sense of being paralyzed by fear. Jillene reinforces the notion that anger is not the final stop, it's not the end and she speaks about the importance of knowing the resources available in the community and the people to reach out to. She also helps us understand that we don't have to have all the answers when we are with the bereaved, but to stay with them as they navigate through the process. OneBrightStar.org