What is Grief?

We commonly associate Grief with Death. This talk is a definition of what Grief is and how it can affect us outside throughout our lives without us even being aware.
Are there transitions in your life that still stay with you today?
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Transcript

Good morning tender hearts of Insight Timer.

My name is Gwenda Lambert and I am here today to talk to you about what is grief.

First of all and most importantly,

Grief is normal and natural.

It is also the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior and the conflicting feelings that come along with that.

As this statement would indicate,

Grief is associated with many more things in our lives than just death.

This can also be divorce,

It could be changing jobs,

It can be moving from being a child to being an adult,

You know being a teenager into being responsible for ourselves.

It can be for parents the empty nest of having children not depend on you as much.

So again the way we look at these transitions in life can affect how cleanly we grieve or where there ends up being a lot more baggage with it.

So this is a basic premise to to with grief.

It is normal and natural.

The other part is that there are a lot more situations that we don't grieve,

We don't even consciously acknowledge as grief,

That pack up,

Stack up,

Get heavy to carry until one of the big ones,

The death,

Divorce,

Ending of a relationship that was important to you,

Can all of a sudden burst open a door that you didn't even know was closed.

So as this human experience is all about processing what is in front of us and deciding how we're going to use that to see the rest of the world,

This is where our ability to embrace the transitions in life in all their aspects as we move through them can be the healthiest thing that we can do.

Reviews

When you mentioned that grief impacts our routines that really hit home for me. I hadn’t thought of grief in that way. Thank You. 💔🐾🐾

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to hear today.

I think grief is definitely a heavy topic and you have a lot of good insight 🙏

I loved this talk! Yes, I have grieved the deaths of many family members, but I have also grieved the loss of a job and the changing relationship with my oldest son. Thanks for your talk!

I love this. Grief can be hard to navigate - thank you for normalizing the experience and giving us a gentle place to start. 💗