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How Long Will Grief Last?
How Long Will Grief Last?
It’s one of the most common questions people ask in therapy: “How long will this grief last?”
It’s an understandable question, and a heartbreaking one. When we’re in the depths of loss, we long for someone to tell us how long this pain will last, when we’ll feel ‘normal’ again, and when life might stop hurting quite so much.
The Verdict on Grief and Guilt: Not Guilty.
“I feel so guilty.”
It’s a phrase I hear often in therapy, and rarely from someone who’s done anything wrong.
There’s guilt for not being there at the end, guilt for surviving, guilt for laughing, for forgetting for a moment, for moving forward, for feeling ok, even briefly. It’s as though part of the grieving mind believes that feeling bad is a sign of love, or that to suffer greatly is somehow to stay loyal and not forget them.
The Motherless Mothers Podcast
Our founder Claire was invited recently to talk about her own experience of grief after the deaths of both her parents. The Motherless Mothers are a wonderful resource for those of us who have lost their Mum and are navigating parenting without that vital support. Claire talks about how she coped in the early years and how things have changed over the last decade.