Grief Bursts
Day 29: Grief Bursts What distinguishes grief from depression and anxiety (and truly any other experience) is the oscillating ups and...
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khatch73
Aug 26, 20212 min read
Grief Terminology
Day 27: Grief Terminology When we have a have a name for something, it can help provide a sense of control, especially in a time of...
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Aug 26, 20211 min read
We Don't Get Over Grief, We Learn to Live with It
Day 26: We Don’t Get Over Grief While this may sound terrifying and pessimistic, the adage that we don’t get over grief is a truth I...
khatch73
Aug 15, 20211 min read
Grief Pruning
Grief naturally places us in the rawness of life, begging us to reorient, reprioritize, and discern what fits and what does not. I...
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Aug 14, 20212 min read
Grief Fatigue
Fatigue in grief is like no other tiredness. It sits deep in the bones. I believe it is not the same as depression’s downward pull...
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Aug 14, 20212 min read
Continuing Bonds
It’s a thing in grief. In fact, most people, no matter if they are atheist or deeply religious, ache to remain connected with the person...
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Aug 10, 20211 min read
Cause to Celebrate...
Since grief does not show up as an outward, physical wound, grieving isn’t allowed the same grace or time that other physical ailments...
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Aug 9, 20212 min read
No Words...
In grief, words fail us. Often. They can fail us when you are the one grieving, as the intensity of grief is both so unique AND like...
khatch73
Aug 8, 20211 min read
Grief is...
Grief is hard to define and describe because it is directly shaped by our relationship to what or who we are grieving. And our...
khatch73
Aug 7, 20211 min read
Grief is Not a Disorder
Day 19: Grief is not a Disorder Grief is many things AND it is not a disorder. Grief is our innate biology working to navigate life...
khatch73
Aug 6, 20211 min read
The Wisdom of Children
Young children teach us adults so much about grief. As long as children are provided the space to feel their emotions (and yes, that can...
khatch73
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Waves of Grief
Grief comes in waves is an age-old adage and from what I’ve come to observe is this is still truth. In its natural, uninterrupted state,...
khatch73
Aug 4, 20211 min read
We Grieve...
We grieve for what we hoped could be, for what we hoped was possible. Grief arises with force when our hope for what was possible is no...
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Aug 3, 20211 min read
Grief is an Expression of Love
Our grief is deeply shaped by the nature of our relationship to the person or situation we are grieving. In fact, as hard as it might be...
khatch73
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Grief Prescription
Along with a proper grief name tag to wear, I’ve always wanted to have a grief-appropriate prescription pad. In acute grief, which is the...
khatch73
Aug 1, 20211 min read
If We Could Grieve as Salmon Live
Grief is the ultimate swim upstream. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I learned from an early age about the wonders of salmon. What...
khatch73
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Grief & Fear
C.S. Lewis wrote A Grief Observed after his own experience of losing his partner. This small book has always stuck with me. His...
khatch73
Jul 29, 20211 min read
The 3 Phases of Grief
I wish any of us could actually know and prepare for our grief journey. Here are some truths I’ve come to believe about grief timelines:...
khatch73
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Growth in Grief
In grief, we are growing in two [seemingly] opposite directions. One growth direction is towards accessing our own strength and power and...
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