The Reality of Loss
Grief is a disorienting time. So much no longer makes sense, and even simple things can feel complicated.
Early grief is largely this: trying to absorb something that cannot possibly be happening.
Living with grief is not how you thought it would be. Time has stopped. Nothing feels real. There is no place this loss has not touched. Platitudes and cheerleading solve nothing. Telling the truth about grief is the only way forward: your loss is exactly as bad as you think it is.
This video is an excerpt from the audio version of It's OK that You’re Not OK.
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