DEPTH-OF-GRIEF WORK
Grief can be one of the most challenging emotions we may ever face. "The greater the love, the greater the loss." The more that an individual raises the bar in defining what it means to be a loving human, the more difficult it can be to lose that person. Although we can always remember the person we lost, the sting of losing that individual can make remembering challenging. Independent of how challenging remembering may be, we offer the following: "Remember the love, not the loss."
So what exactly is this "Depth-of-Grief Work" and how is it different? Looking at the five stages of grief may help shed light on the differences and why Depth-of-Grief Work exists. The five stages of grief came out in 1969 in a book, On Death and Dying, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. They are as follows:
Regarding Depth-of-Grief Work, the focus is on being more conscious. The five stages of conscious grief are as follows:
Like everything else under the thriveapeutic umbrella, the resonance of this work adds a nice touch. Sanctifying the myriad of emotions that burst forth at seemingly random times truly does more to help than you can appreciate until you experience it. The overlay of honoring the fullness of the experience allows an individual to dive into the Depth-of-Grief Work.
For people who choose to be supportive to others who are grieving, here is a short synopsis of this approach. Given how grief shows up differently from person to person, start the process by simply listening and observing. Listen more and take things in with a great degree of gentleness. More importantly, give people the space to process however they process. They will touch what they touch. Silently give them permission to let go of everything they do not touch. Remember that timing and integrity go hand in hand. All the while, listen more, observe more, and listen more. The work does the work.
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