Why Does Having an Empty Nest Feel Like Grief?
Parents spend 18 years raising their children, from infants to young adults. While 18 years seems like a long time, it feels as though it has flown by for many parents. Now your children are ready to spread their wings and soar. They are going away to college. Maybe they are moving into a place of their own and starting a career. A major shift in life, as you know it, is occurring. Transitioning from an active parent role to more of a supporting force in their life is 100% normal. It’s exactly what you wish for your children—to grow up and lead a successful life. That doesn’t mean it won’t come with a sense of loss, sadness, and anxiety.
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5 Ways to Grieve After a Miscarriage
If you’ve had a miscarriage, you are not alone. Roughly 15-20% of pregnancies end in a miscarriage. While that number puts it into a more common perspective, it does not make the topic any easier. Getting through this time can be tough. Following a miscarriage, not only are you grieving the loss of your baby, but also the idea of who that baby would grow into. You are mourning the loss of a member of the family that never had the chance to be.
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5 Physical Symptoms of Grief That Zap Your Energy
Grief really does produce physical symptoms that leave you exhausted. Understanding these symptoms is important so you know what’s happening to yourself and how you can manage them.
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How to Heal Regrets Related to Your Bipolar Disorder
Living with bipolar disorder can be incredibly painful. Whether you’re experiencing the highs of mania or the lows of depression, it can cause you to act in ways you later regret. You struggle to process your behavior and the consequences on your life and those you love.
At one point or another, everybody walks through the journey of grief and loss. And it’s probably safe to say that all people struggle with regrets. But when you’re bipolar, these losses and regrets take on their own flavor. After all, they often occur due to something largely out of your control: the cycles of bipolar disorder.
Many people just like you, though, have worked through these regrets and found healing. Here are a few steps that can help you, as well.
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Expect to Grieve Because of COVID-19 – Here’s Why
How are you navigating the COVID-19 pandemic so far? Have you experienced the loss of loved ones, acquaintances, or colleagues? Did you expect to grieve in this way? If so, you already know the turmoil that this pandemic is bringing.
Or maybe you feel like you’re handling the COVID-19 pandemic pretty well. Grief and loss haven’t been a part of your experience so far. You’re surviving financially, enjoying more time with your kids, and liking the quieter pace of life. At least on the surface, that is.
No matter where you are right now, the reality is that everyone’s life has been and will be negatively impacted by the pandemic somehow. You may not be ready to admit it, but none of us will be able to avoid grief and loss. In simple terms, you can expect to grieve as a result of the pandemic.
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Looking Toward 2020: How to Set Goals by Learning from the Previous Year
To experience any success in life, you have to fail. You have to make mistakes, and you have to learn. Some of the most successful people in history had significant failures to overcome before they reached the top.
Your “failures” don’t have to be something massive. But to find success in the future, you should regard each setback as a learning experience.
That said, it’s time to start looking toward 2020. The New Year is approaching, and it’s the perfect time to set new goals for yourself.
When you’re thinking about setting goals for the future, you can look back on the previous year. Learn from your mistakes and failures. Or think about what you wanted to accomplish last year that you couldn’t. What were your roadblocks?
Let’s take a look at how you can set goals based on what you’ve learned this year and how you can carry them with you into 2020.
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Dealing with the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One – 3 Practical Steps
After the death of a loved one, traditions and family rituals can feel a lot like climbing a mountain. It can be so tough.
Especially if those events occur around the holidays.
Sadly, grief and loss don’t take a reprieve. Illness, accidents, and even death happen no matter what season it is. But those of us left with missing someone have to find a way to carry on, impossible as it may seem.
If you’re like many facing the holidays after the death of a loved one, you may have felt dread creep up as soon as the leaves started to fall.
It’s natural not to want to face special moments without your loved one. Yet, it doesn’t have to strip you of all your joy. After all, their memory lives on in you.
Here are three practical tips to help you deal with the holidays after the death of a loved one.
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Feeling Grief
“But to mourn, that’s different. To mourn is to be eaten alive with homesickness for the person.”
Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree
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