Yay! The day we have been longing for has come and the restrictions and masks can be set aside as we return to a semblance of normal life. It’s fitting that this happened on Canada Day, the day we celebrate being Canadian, and our unity as a country. Despite all the good things we look […]
Covid restrictions are lifted, why do I still feel so sad? Read More »
In past articles we have discussed the steps of grieving and why it is important to do the work of grief in each step. Today we will discuss what moving on looks like as you start to recover your life after a major loss. For those of you just joining our discussion, here is a
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Grief is overwhelming. The emotional overload can be deafening and the confusion so tangible that you cannot make sense of or make decisions that could the course of your life forever. You can feel anything from completely abandoned, completely numb, to not feeling at all. Sometimes you feel all of it together! Often you feel
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Even though grief is a natural response to loss, it takes time to learn how to grieve and continue with life while honouring the relationship that was lost. Grieving is hard. Asking for help from a grief counselor at the right time can tremendously benefit your grief journey. Grief counseling is a safe, intimate, and
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“Grief is not linear: grief is recurrent!” (Divinely Dressed: Putting on the Garments of Grace, Penny Kendall). I expected to move forward through the stages of grief in an orderly and step-by-step manner where I could measure where I was and how far I still had to go to be done grieving. I put unrealistic
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