A Guide For Making Room For Grief In Work & Life

Have you ever created intentional space in your life for grief? Really committed to clearing things out of your way to feel and process those emotions of loss and sadness, completely? Any time we’re moving from one normal into another one, grief can be a part of the package. Yet most of us don’t take the time to experience and feel it for what it is. This talk will guide you in personal reflection to create space to process your own grief.

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Wise words and well explained thank you. Grief can be exhausting and self-care is such an essential part of the healing process.

Reminded me of other perspectives of grief than drowning in it.

WOW!!! Amazing, you just described what I've been trying to do and that is preparing for my Mom's passing. She has been my best friend for most of life and I am not sure what my life is going to be like without her in it. Which is why I am trying to prepare. You have given me some helpful tips which make alot of sense to me. Thank you for the ideas you've given me.
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MaryBeth I don't know if you will see this or not but I wanted to let you know Mom's status. She turned 99yrs old in Dec. and her organs are all healthy for a woman 5 to 10 years younger. The problem lies with her mind. Mom went into the hospital 7yrs ago with pneumonia, she was there for 4 weeks and when she came out she needed alot of help with day to day things as Dementia had set in, in that she lost almost 40% of her ability to function. For example, she could not remember how to operate the TV or her computer and all of this broke her heart. Even with all the Home Care the Gov't provides within 1 1/2 years Mom had to go into long term care, where she has been now for 5 years. The Dementia has continued to worsen until she doesn't recognize most of her friends(Covid with isolation and no visitors for months sometimes really increased this),this happens even with her best friend. She still knows me, but talks very little, but she smiles at me and my whole Universe lights up. When we are together even if we don't speak another would be able to feel the energy that passes between us. I really wish her mind was still with her so we could enjoy the end of the time on this plane together. So MaryBeth I have alot to prepare for as you can see. That was why I was so grateful to find your Talk, and how important it will be for me. Thank you again for your creation. I have already started listening to it and I will make it part of my daily routine. May God Bless and keep you and yours. Maureen

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Thank you for reminding me that there is grace behind self care. Much love.

This was so incredibly helpful to hear. I recently experienced multiple family deaths, plus the death of my long-time secretary at work, plus became an empty-nester AND had a major surgery (and a few major family events), all within about a 14 month span of time. In a strange way, I was grateful for the surgery because I was off work for almost 2.5 months. Self-care became paramount.

Grief changes us. None of the deaths were entirely unexpected, though in all cases it was basically a matter of weeks from realization to loss. Enough time to prepare a bit, not enough time to let it consume my life in advance. Having finished with the memorials, the funerals, the recovery, I am back at work, but I am different now.

I am focusing on restructuring and rebuilding. My priorities have shifted - like you, when I heard one of my grandparents was near death, all else faded away and being there became my top priority. I was blessed to have some time to visit, and was there at the moment of death. A deeply profound and humbling final intimacy of love and respect.

I have had time, during recovery, to consider many things about my life, and making room for self-care and stripping away many non-essentials via decluttering in all aspects of my life has been invaluable. The work continues. I found ways to honor those I no longer have with me in this world, and it is good. I still have moments of crushing waves of grief, but I close my eyes, allow those waves to wash over and through me, consider a warm memory of that person, and now I can smile (some) when I emerge from the other side of the wave.

I needed to hear this talk today. With the holiday season in full swing already, I am having more of those waves as the "first ____ without" events come around. Thank you for the timely reminder that self-care is critical - and most importantly, that where there is great grief, there has also been great love.

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