Clearing out the Junk Drawer

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It is Springtime, and we all know what that means. Spring Cleaning!

Do you have one of those drawers that you shove everything into?  Now the drawer is so full that there is no room to fit even one more thing in it. The contents inside are more like 2 or 3 junk drawers worth of stuff.  You tell yourself that one day you are going to clean it out, sort through it, decide what to keep and what to throw out but you never do it. Why?  Because it is painful and hard work to go through that junk.

In life we do the same thing, we shove everything aside that we do not want to deal with in our heart. All the hurts, traumas, resentments, all the rejections. Everything you do not know how to process gets shoved away in the heart. This can show up as chronic anxiety, depression, unresolved troubled childhood, divorce, breakups, and the list goes on.

It’s Spring Cleaning time, so why not start? Now is the time to start cleaning out the heart! I want to help you do the heart work. www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com

 

Being in control

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Most of us develop the ability to try to control our lives and emotions. That is a part of the socialization process. When you are deeply grieving a loss, it’s then that you feel a loss of control. Suddenly, you cannot control your feelings and that can be overwhelming. You might find yourself feeling sad and/or crying without any ability to stop. You might find that things that were once important no longer have any meaning. These are among the many common reactions people have to grief. This can be scary.  It can make you afraid of your future. Because of that loss, it’s likely not the future you had planned.

 

If you have found grief to be overwhelming for you, it’s not because there is anything wrong with you. Grief is the normal and natural reaction to change in your life. Likewise, if you have felt lost in how to deal with that emotional pain, it’s simply because you never had the proper tools to deal with it effectively. As an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist I can offer you that direction and the opportunity to look forward to another day, rather than fearing what it might bring. Grief can be scary, but it does not need to destroy your life and your ability to feel joy, unless you allow that to be the case! www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com