01/12/2022
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Putting a name to a feeling, experience, a mood is essentially giving us the power to sit and do with it what we will. There is no script or perfect response when we put a name to something. There is however a sense of freedom that we may feel by acknowledging that feeling or experience.
When we are grieving an ambiguous loss, a loss that is unclear, then it can be difficult to pinpoint what it is that we’ve lost. That’s okay. Part of what we are trying to do is find how this loss sits with us and what it means to us. That’s putting a name to it. That is looking it in the eye. It may take longer than we hope. That’s okay. It may not give us the answers we are looking for. That’s okay too. Just take it one step at a time.
If you are finding yourself having a difficult time looking your loss in the eye, it’s understandable. When you’re ready, I’m hear you help if needed.
Be well,
Kate