What Is "Grief-Stress" & How Can Grief Massage Help?

Did you know that change is stressful? Most humans have noticed that! What many of us have not yet realized though, is that the stress of change can relate to loss. After all, loss creates change. "Stress is the result of change" according to the authors of "The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook" (Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman and Matthew McKay) and in this episode Aimee talks about the term she coined has describe the impacts of loss on griever stress levels: "grief-stress". In this episode, Aimee also highlights how Brian Luke Seaward, author of "Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-being" talks about stress management as a life-long process. Aimee gets emotional talking about, in her own life, walking with grief and integrating loss has also been a life-long process. She encourages Grief Massage practitioners to think about how their presence in a griever's ecosystem of support can help the griever feel supported and able to meet the stress of their loss. This episode is the third in a unique series in which Aimee goes through her 40 hour "The Joy of Grief Massage" online course as a student and reflects on each section. This episode was recorded in response to section 4 of the 30 total sections in Class 1: Grief, the Body and the Nervous System. You will hear a short 1 minute snippet of Section 4 (listening to the snippets featured in these episodes is not a substitute for taking the class). Please note that the recorded segment may be a little hard to hear, you may want to adjust your volume during that part of the episode. Learn more about our fully recorded, self-paced 40 hour Grief Massage training course on our school website: https://the-institute-for-grief-massage-inc.thinkific.com/courses/class-1-grief-the-body-the-nervous-system-article-series Follow our Grief Massage work at our website: www.griefmassage.org Stay in touch on Instagram: @theinstituteforgriefmassage Find us on Facebook: @theinstituteforgriefmassage