My Grief Journey

My Sacred Tears: Cherishing Grief

Leave a Comment / My Grief Journey, Sudden Loss / By Grace Mattioli

No Time for Goodbyes When I was fifteen, my mom died of a heart attack. She and I were so closely bonded that I couldn’t imagine living in the world without her—so much so that in the immediate aftermath of her death, the thought of suicide consoled me. I believed that if I couldn’t be […]

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A Professional’s Grief Box

Leave a Comment / My Grief Journey, My Grief Journey / By Frannie Gaeta

Grief is a natural response to death and non-death losses. Everyone experiences the impact, acknowledged or not. I didn’t acknowledge it but felt its presence in my body. Influences on thoughts and feelings are subtle yet strong enough to activate older losses. As a grief therapist, I recognize grief symptoms in others, but not myself.

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