Grief can be incapacitating. We may feel isolated, wondering how to navigate the storm of emotions that wash over us - sadness, anger, fear and guilt among others.  Sometimes we wonder if we’ll ever get back to feeling how we felt before, and just getting through our daily lives can feel overwhelming.

Sometimes when we’ve lost someone close to us, we might be consumed with thoughts like, 

“Did I do everything I could have for them?”

“If only I could have told them …”

“How could they do this to me?”

“Is it ok to feel happy sometimes even though I’ve just lost…?”

It’s normal to feel guilt and so it’s important to be compassionate towards yourself as you find your way forward.  Sometimes our society makes us feel that there’s a right way to grieve and a wrong way to grieve.  Traditions can offer some of us guidance and support in our grief, but grief is also a process that is as personal as we are. Only by discovering a way of grieving that honors our connection to who or what we lost, can we truly honor our grief. Therapy can help you uncover your way to grieve so you don’t feel so lost and so you can move towards a life where you again experience joy and in which you your heart can contain the grief you have experienced.