The Six Needs of the Grieving
While how you grieve is unique to you and should never be compare to others, there are common needs that when supported, will help you navigate your experience.
To have your pain witnessed. Meeting you where are so you feel heard in a safe, non-judgmental space.
To express your feelings. Empowering you to trust that your voice and what you are feeling are exactly right.
To release the burden of guilt. Exploring the guilt that may arise from asking “what-ifs” and shifting them to “even-ifs”.
To be free of old wounds. Understanding that grief may release old wounds from trauma and childhood experiences and allowing healing to happen.
To integrate the pain and loss. Accepting that your grief and love may not get smaller, but in time, as the pain grows less consuming, you will get bigger.
To find meaning in life after loss. Learning how to sustain your love while moving forward in your life with a heightened awareness of how precious life is, so you can find hope and meaning.