Grief myths: Don’t feel bad – like you can help feeling anything but bad when loss occurs

By Joanna BartlettSeptember 9, 2018December 13, 2018 Grief recovery grief, grief myths, grief recover method, grief recovery 1 Comment

No one meant to teach you unhelpful things about dealing with grief. Your parents and caregivers taught you what they knew. Unless they’d done a bunch of spiritual development work, that was likely what they were taught by their own parents. Society also does a good job of impressing beliefs upon us. It’s so good…

The myths of grief and why we just won’t talk about it

By Joanna BartlettSeptember 1, 2018June 20, 2019 Grief recovery grief myths, grief recovery, healing from loss 1 Comment

If you ever want to see a room of people get uncomfortable, stand up in front of them and tell them you’re about to give a talk about grief. I did this recently, and I could see everyone desperately try to put up their emotional armor as quickly as possible. Grief is one taboo subject….