Starfish From the Sand

This piece was originally written by Lois Hall, MS in February of 2018 and details some of the alternatives to the "myths" we're taught regarding grief, both in ourselves and when trying to help others.

This piece was originally written in February of 2018 by Lois Hall, MS regarding resilience and how to build that in our own lives, and ultimately how resilience can lead to recovery.

          Since I learned about the Grief Recovery Method – I’ve found myself looking up more words in the dictionary to see what they really mean. I’ve found that many times, they don’t mean what I thought they did – and – in fact – they make more sense when I really understand them better.           Recently, I looked up the word overwhelmed – because with all that’s going on the world – and with all that appears to be staying on our emotional plates for the coming weeks and months – I hear a lot of people saying they feel overwhelmed.           The first definition of overwhelmed I found is this – “very great in number, effect, or force. Used to describe something that is so confusing, difficult, etc., that you feel unable to do it.” BINGO! That’s it exactly these days, isn’t it?           Great in number – the number of things that are burdening our hearts includes...

This piece was originally written by Lois Hall, MS for the official Grief Recovery Method blog  in August of 2019 . You can find the original post here .

This piece was written by Lois Hall, MS in 2019, and is one that has only become more relevant as years go on. Her point stays the same and stronger than ever, though: We can make a conscious effort to heal from the grief we experience.  The message here being:  It's not too late, we can recover .