When we think of grief and loss we often think it’s when someone has died but it can mean different kinds of loss in our lives. It may be the loss of a job, home or even an identity as a husband / wife is a marriage breaks down or even the current situation. It’s amazing we celebrate beginnings e.g. new job, birth of a baby but we don’t honour endings.
Just like the stages of grief we’re maybe familiar with when someone dies we need to allow ourselves to go through the stages for all other losses in our lives. It’s natural to through the different stages and flip from being in denial of what’s happening to feeling anger, upset….it can take some time until we get to the stage of peace and acceptance.
We need to remember that this process is different for everyone and there’s not a set time so patience for ourselves and others is required. When we don’t deal with the different feelings that come up then we store them up so typically when the next loss happens we have that to deal with and maybe grief from the past.
The invitation is to feel whatever comes up for you and seek professional help if it’s something that you feel is affecting different areas of your life
