Grief Therapy and Counseling

One wound we all share in common, is that of loss.  Everyone will experience grief and loss at some point in their lives-- often, many times over.  Loss takes many shapes and forms-- loss of a friend, loss of identity, loss of health, loss of a lover, death of a loved one.  Loss, much like death, is the great equalizer, and a universal experience with which we are faced to struggle and grow with.  How we deal with this loss, is not only an existential task, but one that defines us. 

The world in which we find ourselves in today, rarely allows for the act or pursuit of grieving and mourning.  The world in which we live, often pushes against healing, and silences grief and loss.  Little time and space are given to those suffering from loss, with even less time and space given for healing and reflection.  The message typically received, is that the loss is not important or meaningful.  Regardless of the loss, this could not be far from the truth.  And this only serves to deepen the loss, and complicate and intensify the grieving.  

We are then left at a crossroads-- choosing how to walk with our loss and how we wish to carry the burden of grief.  We can reject the loss, or embrace it.  We can let the pain consume us, reject the pain, numb the pain, or silence our own suffering.  Or we can embrace that loss, take all of it into us, and grow with and from it.  In every loss, there is an opportunity to gain a new perspective and meaning in life.  What and whom we have lost are not replaceable-- that void can never be filled.  But we can still move forward, and carry that loss with us, with grace and pride.