When Grief Strikes

As we're coming off the Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada, there are many different emotions people are feeling. Before the long weekend, I was grappling with grief. I lost my brother a little over 17 years ago and last week it felt like yesterday.

Loss changes you and the world you’re living. Sometimes the holidays are not only filled with joy, but also a bit of sadness. What we’re not often told is that sadness and grief are ok. It’s an expression of what your heart longs for, misses or wishes it could change. How we allow it to be and how we comfort it matters.

As a healer, one of the important lessons that I learned throughout this life is that, I too, need to be held and supported during difficult times. Especially grief. It can feel so isolating because no one truly knows what you are feeling, even if they are experiencing the same loss. Going through this stage of grief has taught me how far I have come in my journey. That I’m able to reflect and see how much I have learned about myself and how much energy healing has helped me understand my needs. I truly believe that emotions reappear when we are ready to exercise more compassion and grace to ourselves and others – elevating us to our next level of healing.

If you didn't see it, watch this post here on Instagram where I discuss what helped me during this time. I say in this video there is no cookie cutter way to manage or alleviate grief. Yet as I reflect, I see that there were tools that I used to help myself through it. Watch the video and tell me, are there any of these tools that you use?