Grief & Loss

We’ve all had to confront loss lately.

The last four years have seen a million people die in the U.S. due directly or indirectly to the Covid-19 pandemic, and now we’re hearing of deaths and injuries from the vaccines themselves. And with it, the everyday awareness of illness and death has skyrocketed. During that time, many people have also come to work with me due to the deaths of those close to them or their own near-death experiences.

But it wasn’t just the devastating loss of life. This event took away our sense of normalcy, safety, and continuity. We couldn’t see friends, make plans for the future, or thrive as part of a community. The government became a dictator for the sake of health (or was it control), and then tried to act as our saviour with financial largesse. We lost our sense of freedom and our sense of agency, along with the loss from the deaths of our relatives, friends, and freedoms. We’re also grieving the divisiveness of the country and the fact that media and politicians have set us against each other.

Grief is rarely acknowledged in public for very long, if at all. These recent events represented collective grief that we all shared, yet it still was treated as something to be moved past as individuals and immediately forgotten about.

So, how can you expect to deal with personal grief?

You’re given a few days or weeks to grieve for the deaths of friends or loved ones, but then you’re expected to move on with your life.

These losses are rarely spoken of in public since people don’t talk about grief very much. The Covid losses, mask mandates that large studies now tell us don’t work, forced vaccinations with  vaccines with no long-term safety studies, government censorship (now know to be in cooperation with the big pharmaceutical firms, and legacy news media) and other losses are now denied as if they never happened. Or doubled down on as if they should be continued.  This has all produced an excess of grief that is suppressed on top of the grief of normal catastrophic losses of our loved ones and our health and well-being.

Sometimes we get no acknowledgment or attention at all – especially if the loved one who has died or is critically ill is a friend or colleague or pet. There’s no support. We’re supposed to grieve and move on all by ourselves and not be sad for extended periods of time.

Loss due to injury or illness is even less supported.

After all, you’re still here, so what is there to grieve?

Survivors of critical illness and/or near-death experiences frequently have unprocessed guilt and confusion related to their medical condition. They wonder why they made it through and what they’re supposed to do now.

Feelings like this are all too common in a society that expects us to deal with our grief all by ourselves and get over it as quickly as possible.

There is a way through this.

If you’re struggling with your own personal versions of grief and loss, I’m here to help you.

Together, let’s have a candid conversation about what’s happened, how you feel about it, what your ideas of ‘proper grieving’ are, and what real grieving looks like.

I provide a safe and comfortable space to process your grief safely and effectively. You can contact me to get acquainted on a Free Introduction Call.