The Journey of Grief and Loss (ePub)

Grief can cripple and paralyze you... or it can lead to Acceptence, Healing and Inner Strength.

Embrace grief's natural healing process and you become stronger, healthier and better prepared to handle any loss.

Have you ever had a problem getting past grief? When you experience a great loss, do you find it virtually impossible to move on?

If so, you're like a lot of people.

When you care about something, it's hard to accept that it's been taken out of your life. This is especially the case where the death of a loved one is concerned.

But grief is also present with other types of loss, such as:

• The unforseen end of an important relationship
• The loss of a job or a demotion
• A severe medical diagnosis
• A long-dinstance relocation of a friend or loved one
• Retirement, an end to some other important, long-term chapter in your life
• Empty nest syndrome (your last children leaving home)
• Loss of a dream, knowing you won't be able to fulfill a lifelong dream
• Loss of freedom or normalized activites, such as in a pandemic
• The loss of anything that's important to you

That last one is really important.

Grief is a very individual process. This is because it has to do with what's important to you, not anyone else.

You can suffer incredible grief over the loss of something that someone else might find easy to accept.

This doesn't mean your grief isn't real. When you lose something that's tied to your values, your emotions or what's important to you, the sense of loss can be devastating.

Everyone grieves in their own way, but there's one very important thing to remember . . .

. . . You can't ignore grief and hope it goes away.

There are different types of grief, but they all have one thing in common.

Untreated grief causes a long list of mental and physical health problems.

It can lead to nightmares and self-hate, self-harm and substance abuse ... even suicidal thoughts and actions.

There's something else that is common among all types of grief you experience when you suffer loss.

If you allow yourself to move through the natural healing process, you can come out the other side and find a new normal.

The key to recovering from loss and coming out the other side stronger, healthier and more capable of dealing with this and other losses is understanding the process.

When you move through the stages of grief naturally, you can handle any loss. This is true of anyone, whether you're a man or a woman and regardless of your age.

WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THE NATURAL PROCESS OF GRIEF AND LOSS, YOU CAN PREPARE YOURSELF TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH STRENGTH AND RESOLVE.

♦ The result is acceptance ♦

♦ You develop inner strength ♦

♦ You can help yourself and others get past loss when it happens in the future ♦

♦ You benefit from gratitude, acceptance and growth, rather than experiencing endless sorrow, frustration, guilt and a feeling of helplessness ♦