@drjulie: ⚫️ What nobody tells you about grief & loss 🖤 👉 If your loss still feels as painful as the day it happened, I want you to read this: However you might have judged yourself along the way, you are not grieving too much or too little or too long. And you most certainly are not expected to “get over it.” Over time, you might find yourself stepping back into your life in small ways. And whether you hate every second of it, or feel guilty for enjoying it, you are doing the painful work of creating space for life around this huge loss. Friendships that hold you, routines that steady you, responsibilities that strengthen you. They all count. The pain still lives with you, as it always will. But your willingness to face this new chapter in whatever ways you can, is not leaving the loss behind. It is building the strength to carry that grief with you. It is not an attempt to shrink the pain, but to create a life around it so that pain does not fill the entire space. Follow me for more. For more on living through grief both my books have you covered. ‘Open When...’ was an instant No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and is out in paperback. Also check out my multi million copy bestselling 1st book ‘Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?’ Discount links in my bio. Both are available across the world in over 40 languages. If you brought a copy of either of my books thank you for the support 🙏 The original source of this concept is unclear but it appears related to the work of Lois Tonkin for anyone who wishes to check out her work on grief.

Dr Julie | Psychologist

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