When you lose someone you love, it can be absolutely devastating. You might feel like it’s the end of everything: broken heart, broken dreams, future plans that will never come true… Your world is crumbling, and it all seems hopeless and bleak. But it’s not over. Your life is still…
What if you don’t feel sad after losing someone close to you? Shouldn’t you be heartbroken, devastated and crying? Grief is complex and complicated. And sometimes loss brings relief, not sadness. I’ve been thinking about my grandmother today. Not sure what brought that on, but I went down memory lane…
If you simply cannot understand why someone is grieving so much for so long, then consider yourself fortunate that you do not understand. Joanne Cacciatore I was scrolling through Facebook and saw this quote. It made me stop and think. This hit home. It’s so spot-on. In a previous blog…
Grief brings out all kinds of feelings. After losing someone, it’s not just sadness we feel. It’s everything from sorrow to guilt to anger. Grief is messy, it’s a roller coaster of emotions. Feelings like numbness, disbelief, denial, sadness, despair, confusion, pain, depression, anger, resentment, guilt, helplessness and fear are…