The Allender Center Podcast Moving Through Grief
Apr 28, 2023
In this engaging discussion, Mary Ellen Owen, a Counselor and Instructor at the Allender Center, shares her heartfelt journey through grief. She emphasizes that grief cannot be planned and highlights the necessity of moving from intellect to emotion in the healing process. Mary Ellen explores the intricate link between love and grief, revealing how loss can deepen our appreciation for life. Listeners will find insights on the power of vulnerability, the significance of community support, and the beauty that can emerge from sorrow.
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Grief as a Weighty Doorway
- Grief offers a weighty, sustaining doorway to deep emotional experience.
- Leaning into grief, including ambiguous grief, can be a meaningful practice for life.
Grief Needs Embodied Practices
- Grief must be engaged bodily, not just as a theological or head exercise.
- Developing embodied practices releases you to a lightness beyond grief.
Grief Waves in Everyday Moments
- Mary Ellen experienced intense grief waves in mundane places like the grocery store.
- She practiced welcoming grief waves by staying in a meaningful room and journaling with movement.
