Grief and Loss

Grief can be all-encompassing.

Grief is a natural response to irretrievable loss – a powerful emotion that lets you know you are living in an altered world. When someone you love has died, a relationship has ended, or an essential attachment has gone, it’s as if you have to revise how to be – with yourself, your family, your friends, the world itself.

The pain you feel might be overwhelming, raw, and current. Or, you may have experienced a loss years ago that went underground and has been unaddressed. All of it can permeate and change much of your life.

Move forward without moving on.

Without effective support, you may feel like you are on your own up against an unyielding, lonely wall.

You may have been told things that were unhelpful, or even upsetting, by people who were completely well-intentioned. Widely held cultural assumptions that death means it’s time to “let go,” “say goodbye,” accept finality, and cut ties only adds to more heartache.

If you’re living with grief, you likely want to cope better amid the storms of pain, but don’t want to enter an abyss where your loved one is forgotten. Far from it.

In dealing with the misery of loss, we will find ways to remember, to incorporate the stories, legacies, values, connections and complexities of your lost loved one into your ongoing life.

This can be a source of courage, comfort,and renewal in the wake of loss. You will have a safe, cherished space to feel your way through it all.

All types of grief are valid.

Sometimes grief shows up with other losses – divorce or relationship breakup, death of a pet, end of a friendship, betrayal, serious illness of a loved one, abortion, and miscarriage.

Whatever the source of your grief, I am here to tread carefully with you and approach this time with compassion, acceptance, and the willingness to explore all the nuances of your experience and emotions.

If you are looking for support with a loss in your life, please get in touch to schedule a free phone consultation.