A significant emotional loss of any kind—death, divorce, retirement, loss of personal health, financial security or any other serious loss—triggers a normal and natural reaction of grief.
People deal with serious loss in a number of ways:
- Keeping feelings and emotions bottled up inside
- Taking well-meaning but ill-advised opinions and advice from family, friends, etc.
- Blaming others
- Eating/Drinking/Shopping/Yelling/Dieting/Reading/Fantasizing/Isolating
- Hoping to feel better but not knowing how
No matter how significant your loss or impending loss, there is no reason for you to feel hopeless, isolated or afraid that nothing can be done to ease your pain.
You are not alone.
“Anne, you are a role model for the depth which provides a healing and safe space.” – Andrea H.
“Anne’s ability to create safety and model vulnerability has made the Grief to Relief class a healing experience for me. With Anne’s help and support of the group, I am releasing grief from the past and am living proof that “time doesn’t heal all wounds.” -D.S.