Ambiguous grief. What is it? It is the grief experienced from the loss of a loved one, who is still alive, accompanied by a change or death of the relationship. It can feel like torture. As humans, we want closure. When we don’t get it, we are challenged to live […]
Tag: grief
DESPERATE FOR AN APOLOGY?
We think when we’ve been “wronged”, we deserve an apology. Some validation that we are right and they are wrong. It makes us angry every time we think about the injustice. Judgement, bitterness, righteousness; it can fill us up. If they would just ADMIT some […]
LOVE
Here’s what I’ve learned about love:I fall in love easily.I’m not sure if that’s good or bad.I have a huge capacity to love.Deep in my soul I KNOW that’s a good thing.But when I experience loss, it’s incredibly painful.And then I wonder if it’s all […]
GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A RELATIONSHIP – Part 2
TIME How does time play in to grief? It doesn’t. In fact, time has nothing to do with it. That’s one of the biggest myths. Just give it time. That is not true at all. Time can pass. It’s not the amount of time that […]
GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A RELATIONSHIP – Part 1
Do you feel like you should be over it by now? Seriously, I should be over this. Why am I still struggling? I asked myself that question so many times. The only time we want to really talk about grief is when we are grieving. […]
PAIN
I have been through the trenches on this one. Divorce triggered my pain and it was tormenting. My body felt ravaged by hurt and it was excruciating. I wasn’t prepared. Not even a little. We all experience pain at regular intervals in our lives. We […]
THE COURAGE TO FACE PAIN
I never thought there would be a day when I would truly believe the thought that I wanted my ex-husband to be happy. That was too painful. He’s happy and I’m not? I still had a lot of work to do. I knew that I […]
DIVORCE – MY STORY OF TRANSFORMATION
I met my husband when I was 20. We married, had a business together, two amazing kids and then, after 25 years; a QUARTER CENTURY later, I was facing a divorce. Our marriage was hard. Most are, but it was a struggle right from the […]
