Grief Needs More than Time

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We’re often told that time heals all wounds, but when it comes to grief, that isn’t enough.

Grief needs more than time. It needs opportunities to be witnessed, to be metabolized by your mind and heart, and to be integrated into your life.

Coping with grief is more than adjusting to the shock and pain of our losses. Grief also often asks us to:

  • Navigate shifting roles and identities

  • Adjust to a different worldview

  • Confront our own mortality

  • Deal with changes to our relationships and routines

  • Learn how to be present to big emotions

  • Mourn who we were and who we hoped to be

  • Find a way forward in a world that will never be the same

If that feels like an enormous task, that’s because it is. Add this to living in a culture that doesn’t understand grief, and it’s no wonder that our losses can leave us feeling completely overwhelmed and untethered.

The right support can make all the difference in how you learn to be with your loss and your pain. I provide support for all types of loss: death, divorce, chronic illness, anticipatory grief, estrangement, infertility, and other major losses and life transitions. Here’s what some of my clients have to say about working with me:

Working with Jenn was the exact medicine my grieving heart needed when she arrived. The grace, care, and understanding Jenn brought to my grieving experience were unmatched by what other practitioners and loved ones could provide.”

“Jenn has an amazing ability to see through the layers and illuminate the real issue beneath. And she does it gently, with kindness and compassion. There were times when I was struggling and Jenn asked a few simple but profound questions which helped me shift the dynamic significantly. Truly, our work together has been life-changing.”

“Jenn understands grief and loss in a way that allows me to be authentic in my journey to healing. She is thoughtful, present, and effective in helping to regain a sense of normalcy while also honoring the parts that will forever be different because of the pain that now walks beside us. She helps me to carry that pain in a way that’s manageable and to love myself no matter how I’m struggling. Working with Jenn has made all the difference for me.”

Grief can feel unbearable, but you don’t have to bear it alone. I offer free consultations and would welcome the opportunity to connect and to explore how I might be of support to you. You can learn more here.

As always, take gentle care of yourself.

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