Understanding Grief

Welcome! This section is to give a greater understanding to grief & its complexities through a personal & professional perspective.

woman looking at sea while sitting on beach

Grief can come to us through many circumstances in life;

Through the diagnosis of a terminal illness.
The death of a loved one.
The birth & ongoing care of a special needs child.
The loss of long term relationships.
Betrayal.
Abuse.
Rejection.
Financial collapse.
Natural disasters
Career loss
Chronic health conditions.

What ever the cause, we find ourselves grieving for who or what we have lost & for what we thought the future held before our loss…

This emotional pain can be very raw, in fact so raw we feel extremely fragile, distraught, crushed & broken.

I do empathize as I too have experienced this agonizing pain dear friend. I have lost two of my children, my daughter Candy & my son Benjamin within twelve months of each other & then my dear husband to brain cancer.

I have also experienced the pain of divorce in my first marriage with the continuing legacy that leaves. And presently I live with Chronic Health conditions which has its own grief.

You may find both my personal & professional experience, as one who has traveled this path of grief as a Mental Health care practitioner informative & inspirational.

Please grab yourself a hot cuppa, get comfy & join me in the following reflections…

Emotional processes… – The process of grief in infant death, stillbirth & miscarriage.
How we deal with negative emotions…– Grief & loss, healing from bitterness.
Tea & Tigers in the Highlands of Malaysia… – Preparation for things to come.
Home sweet home – Terminal Cancer diagnosis, death of a spouse.
The gift of a Rose… – Grief triggers.
Life after Trauma – The legacy of grief & how to deal with it.
Mental Health – Some Reflections on Grief associated with mental health.
Chronic Health – Some Reflections on Grief associated with chronic health conditions.
Layers of disappointment – Underlying process of grief in the long term.
Peace amidst the chaos… – The grief associated with the diagnosis of severe birth defects of your child in utero & the legacy of Abortion.
Restore… – Restoration during seasons of grief.
Challenging days…really! – Grief in everyday situations.
Feeling alone… – Grief of loneliness.
Mending brokenness – Process of healing.
Faith – Reflections on Faith.

You’re most welcome to join me in a cuppa anytime my dear friend at my HOME page.

Jennifer