Life Transitions & Grief/loss

There’s a saying that reads : “change is inevitable; growth is optional.” To this we could add “….and some change is really, really hard!” Whether sources of joy or sorrow, transitions in life can cause us to questions ourselves – our self confidence, our values, our beliefs in human nature or to ask bigger questions about why we are here. In every big life transition, there is an opportunity for change and growth which might not have been available to us otherwise.

Grief is the physical, emotional and mental experience of losing something or someone dear to us. Although the loss that prompts a grief response usually refers to a person in our life, it can also be in response to losing a pet, a job, a marriage, our health, a role we fill, a way of thinking about ourselves or our sense of the world being a certain way. Grieving is a normal and natural part of being human. Although grieving may tend to have some general characteristics, your grief and what you need to do to move through your grief is unique to you.  The counseling relationship can be a place where one feels safe to explore the impact and meaning of the loss in your life.