Grief is the poignant emotion of loss. It's that overwhelming feeling that just sort of hits us like a wave, takes our breath away. And then grieving is actually a learning process. And that learning process is how we begin to understand what life looks like without that person. What are our new habits? What areOur new ways of being? That learning impacts the way that we experience grief. So over time, understanding the cognitive understanding and the new habits and all of those things actually decrease the experience of grief. Or if not decrease the poignancy, we have much more of a sense of our own capabilities to move through the world without thatperson.
In this special two-part episode of Something to Normalize, Ginny and Brandi each share their stories of losing someone central to their lives and the grief that followed. Grief can be a complex, unpredictable, overwhelming, and isolating experience. And there are so many misconceptions about what it “should” be like. What’s worse than grieving the loss of someone you love and then feeling isolated or wondering if the way you’re grieving is somehow wrong? In this episode, Ginny and Brandi explain how there’s no wrong way to grieve. We can accept our experience, and find a bridge of connection so that we’re not alone in navigating this universal, human experience.
In This Episode, Ginny & Brandi Discuss:
- What it means to say that grieving is a non-linear process
- What grief can look like when the relationship was complicated
- How to offer compassionate support to grieving loved ones through active listening and empathy
- The wide range of emotions that are possible during the grieving process
- Myths and misconceptions about grief, including the “stages of grief”
- The intrinsic bond between grief, love, and impermanence
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