"There's no way to prepare for it. We can try to control grief, but I think that's a rather imprudent position to take," she says. "When you control grief or when you try to suppress grief, it just gets clever and disguises itself as something else ... It absolutely will be seen." She adds: "The only choice is what I get to do with it now when I'm ready"
In this Episode, You'll Learn:
- How there are many different forms of grief
- Why we need to surrender to our grief and turn toward painful feelings
- How there are many painful emotions that exist under the "grief umbrella"
- The challenge of surrendering to grief in a culture that constantly pushes for happiness and avoidance of pain.
- How we can strengthen our ability to cope with grief by continuing to allow it in
- The importance of finding emotional support when grieving
- Why animals provide the best emotional support
- How providing emotional support to someone grieving includes just being with them and holding space for their grief
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