4 Things to Know About Grief
Grief affects every one of us sooner or later.
I’ve been talking all month about the specific grief that comes from losing a pregnancy or losing your baby. There’s no other kind of grief that is quite like it.
And, unfortunately, it’s a quiet grief. It’s not one we talk about much. In fact, there’s probably a woman you know who is dealing with this right now, and you have no idea. We tend to keep it to ourselves--either because we’re afraid no one will understand, or we feel like we should just buck up and move on, or it doesn’t seem real, or we don’t want people to try to minimize our pain, or because it just hurts too much to even say it out loud.
There are so many reasons why.
But I also want to acknowledge that grief is something we all come to understand. Like it or not, it is a part of life. In a way, that creates room for empathy in every one of us, even if our grief is different from someone else’s.
I also want to acknowledge that sometimes there are other kinds of grief and loss that come up in our lives. And if we’re dealing with the grief of a parent, a dear friend, or someone important to us while we’re also expecting a baby or trying to keep it all together as parents for our little ones, that can be really hard too.
And let’s not discount what it feels like to be someone who simply cares about someone else who is grieving and is trying to figure out how to be a support and feels like they’re doing it wrong--either by saying the wrong things or by not saying anything about it at all. We’ve all been there before, right?
So, in this week’s video, I’m talking about 4 really important things that I often remind clients who are grieving a loss. Whatever your experience with loss is, I think they’re important for you to hear too.
Check out the video below.
And if you need further support with this--whether it’s help with finding resources in your area or processing your grief together--please know that I am here to help.
WATCH THE VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81JkNlU7Bg&w=854&h=480
This video previously aired as a Facebook Live. You can follow Happy With Baby on Facebook to catch all their live videos here.
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