You know it when it comes to visit because it’s not like the others. You know it because at first it makes you feel crazy. It makes you question everything. What is going on here? Why do I feel this way? You’re all like, what the fuck do you want now? From me? Again? I …
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The Grief Conundrum* You can cry, but not too much. (Dry your tears quickly and first.) You can laugh, but not too heartily. You can search for joy. All you want and to your heart’s content. (You may find it, you may not. It’s still worth searching for.) You can (probably try to) be happy, …
Grief is many things, but not at all tidy
A couple of weeks ago, my grief counselor, Kristen, gave me an article called “The Journey Through Grief: The Mourner’s Six Reconciliation Needs.” It’s written by Alan D. Wolfelt, an author, educator and grief counselor whose philosophy the Center for Good Grief (where I go in Memphis) bases their approach on. She gave me the …