Four Ways to Hold Yourself Up WELL in Grief
If you got a chance to tune in to the podcast yesterday, you know that Dr. Mekel Harris, Ph.D, really spelled out some important truths about grief processes.
My favorite thing that she highlighted was the four ways we can walk through grief with health - in other words, the grief affirmations she brought.
I think they were especially powerful to me because they allow us to really see what is hard right now, but they also equip you to face your day. They allow you to move fluidly from the point of grief and into action.
That’s especially important because we don’t do our work in a bubble, do we?
You need time to go to the grocery store, to the doctor’s office, and to spend time with your spouse…
The kids still may need homework done and you may still have work or other responsibilities.
All in all, adults are busy people.
The reason grief often goes unprocessed isn’t that we’re trying to be maladaptive, it’s because we’re trying to be practical.
As much as duty calls, so does rest and yet so does a call to see what’s going on under the surface.
I believe your fire will shine brighter when you have come back and gathered what was lost to you before you head out of the door again today or very soon. Perhaps you make it a regular practice.
Here are Dr. Mekel Harris’s four brief affirmations so that when you do take the time to process, you are well supported. I wouldn’t have it any other way as we do this work together!
Capacity - I am more capable than I ever thought before.
Divine Gift - Everything I need to navigate this journey, I already possess.
Liberation - My ability to access and express my emotions is a portal to freedom.
Community - I am supported by all sides and open up to receive what I need.
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