Grief is not only about Death

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It’s crucial to know that feelings of grief aren’t only the result of death, because if people don’t know they are experiencing grief, then they might not find the tools they need to recover.

Did you know there are over 40 other life events that you could experience that would cause feelings of grief?

Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end or, or change in, a familiar pattern of behavior. It’s the normal and natural reaction to any change in your life. That means that any event that causes change can result in grief.

Here is a list of some events that may cause grief:

  • Death of a close family member
  • Personal injury or illness
  • Marriage
  • Dismissal from work
  • Marital reconciliation
  • Retirement
  • Change in health of family member
  • Pregnancy
  • Sexual difficulties
  • Gain a new family member
  • Business readjustment
  • Change in financial state
  • Death of a close friend
  • Change to different line of work
  • Foreclosure of mortgage or loan
  • Change in responsibilities at work
  • Child leaving home
  • Trouble with in-laws
  • Outstanding personal achievement
  • Spouse starts or stops work
  • Begin or end school
  • Change in living conditions
  • Revision of personal habits
  • Trouble with boss
  • Change in working hours or conditions
  • Change in residence
  • Change in schools
  • Loss of trust
  • Loss of Approval
  • Loss of Safety
  • Loss of Faith
  • Loss of Control of your body
  • Sexual Assault
  • Domestic violence

If you have ever wondered why you haven’t felt yourself after an event took place in your life, it could be unresolved grief.

If you are experiencing grief in any way, allow me to help. The Grief Recovery Method is the ONLY proven evidence-based method in the world. I will provide an action-based, powerful approach to healing from deep heartbreaks. Reach out today for more. www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com

Holding onto pain?

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Have you become good at holding onto pain? Many of us have had adverse childhood experiences that may have resulted in unresolved loss-of-trust issues, neglect, emotional abandonment, divorce, abuse, and the list goes on.  Many of us continue to drag the unresolved pain from our past relationships (in our childhood), into all of our new relationships. We do this completely unaware that almost all of our past relationships are incomplete or unresolved.

Unresolved grief can cause us to define ourselves as unworthy of happiness. We must learn how to grieve and complete relationships that have ended or changed. Access to our own happiness is directly linked to our ability to grieve and complete our relationships with people and events, as well as our ability to grieve and complete our relationship to the pain we generate when we are reminded of the unhappiness we have experienced in our lives.

In truth, most of our behaviors are habits that we have practiced so well and so often that they seem second nature. Many of our survival habits were developed when we were quite young, which now have become routine. Often we are managing an adult life with the limited skills and perceptions of a small child.

As we grieve and complete the events and the behaviors of our past, we become open to our ability to be happy. Allow me to help free you from this pain that has held you down and back for so long. It is a new season and time for a change, a change in appearance, a change in weather, as well as a change in day and night. Why not take ahold of this moment and also make that change in yourself? Allow me to help guide you through this process.