“I just can’t seem to pull it together. The smallest things trigger me and I get angry or cry. This is not who I am. I want ‘me’ back. Can you help me?”
That upset, discomfort, or pain you are feeling is grief.
Surviving life’s transitions, the pressures of separation, divorce, job termination, the illness or death of a loved one, can often feel like you're navigating an emotional minefield of grief and guilt, even feelings of anger, failure and shame.
After a major loss or change, many people can live their lives feeling hopeless and heartbroken, disheartened and disenchanted. Instead of moving forward with their recovery, and beyond the pain, they stagnate, endlessly reliving the negative experience, telling that same story, searching for someone or something to blame.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
You don’t have to wait for the pain to get worse or suffer a health crisis.
Death, divorce, or significant lifestyle change?
Grief goes beyond the loss of a person.
We typically associate grief with death or divorce. The truth is there are more than 50 life events that can elicit the conflicting thoughts and feelings of grief.
Grief is the natural and necessary response to the end or change in any familiar pattern, behavior, or relationship.
Unresolved grief is the emotional baggage that weighs you down and prevents you from experiencing the deep sense of fulfillment, freedom and joy your heart is yearning for.
How do you know if unresolved grief is negatively impacting your health, happiness, and success?
Download the unresolved grief checklist. If you answer YES to any of the questions, there is a strong probability you could be hanging onto unresolved or incomplete grief from your past.