When you lose someone dear to you, you need others to help you feel safe. People to hear your pain. To remind you that you’re still here, even though it doesn’t feel like it. Humans aren’t meant to grieve alone.
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Grief bursts can blindside you. If they happen in public, you feel awkward and embarrassed. Having a micro-ritual in your back pocket will help you move through them quickly and get some healing from the experience.
A good grief companion has one predominant characteristic: they’re ready to enter your hell and stay there with you.
How I feel about my work? I see unfathomable grace daily. I see my clients lean into the intensity of grief and become wiser versions of themselves. That’s why I do what I do. I don’t bring faith to them. They bring faith to me.
Rip currents are narrow bands of water in surf zones that flow away from the shore. One minute, you’re swimming in a manageable tide. The next, you’re being pulled out to sea at 5 mph. Grief can feel like an emotional rip current. And the strategies for riding out a rip current will also work for navigating grief.
We need to mourn the death of our loved ones. Mourning, the outward expression of grief, requires an audience. Traditional public rituals often aren’t enough. We need more time and opportunity to wake our lost loved ones and reconcile our grief. This post gives examples of doing just that.