Processing Grief
Have you had a chance to grieve during this past year? It’s a natural emotion when you lose someone or experience something traumatic. Maybe you’ve lost a loved one, your job, your favorite celebrity, experienced a break up, lost connections with friends and family or even lost your sense of a “normal” life.
Grieving looks different for each of us, but it’s important to acknowledge and go through the process and feel the feelings, as uncomfortable as it may be. It’s not easy to sit with this pain, but if not addressed, grief can show up in other ways. It can transfer to anger, anxiety, depression or even pain in the body, if not processed. Expressing your loss, no matter what it is, and being heard are important for achieving emotional balance. Give yourself enough time to reflect consciously on the past: time, reflection and self expression are great healers for grief. There are five stages of grief so the healing process may take some time.
Processing Grief Tools
Here is a short acupressure for grief video that may be a helpful tool to release any stuck emotions.
Notice and acknowledge what shows up and allow it to flow without judgement, worry or trying to fix anything.
Be present and notice what you feel in your body and name the feeling/sensation.
Show the grief or other emotions some grace and honor it for showing up.
Send love and gratitude.
Journal afterwards or whatever feels right for you.
Find someone to talk to like a professional therapist, a loved one or a trust worthy friend.
You can also try breathwork, meditation, yoga, walking or expressing yourself artistically.
In my BodyMind Coaching Program, we go through the process of being in the present moment and work on whatever shows up for you. This may sometimes include emotions of fear or grief. We dive deeper into being more connected with yourself, in order to make more aligned decisions that serve you.
To learn more about this process, schedule a discovery call to see if we are a good fit for each other.
Be Well!
-Brigitte