by Michele Mariscal | Jun 22, 2022 | Grief
Myths about grief and loss are pervasive in our culture and often make the journey with grief more challenging and confusing. It may also be a reason that some grievers stay stuck in loss. These are the six myths identified over time by the Grief Recovery Institute...
by Michele Mariscal | Jul 27, 2021 | Grief, Self Care, Wellness
Grievers may experience unconscious memories that creep in around “special days.” These are days that might be highly charged with memories and can often occupy us much more than we realize. If your like me, there are other reasons for some...
by Michele Mariscal | Sep 18, 2020 | Grief, Self Care, Wellness
Our culture is all about “just stay strong” and “just stay busy” and we can pass through difficult emotions. There is research that helps us understand why it is helpful to name what we are feeling rather than passing over challenging emotions. Our bodies are tracking...
by Michele Mariscal | Aug 21, 2020 | Grief
I’m noticing that we are getting much better as a culture at acknowledging grief. The loss that is upon us is cause for grief and things that are important in your own processing are: Every loss is unique – allow yourself to acknowledge what you are feeling without...
by Michele Mariscal | Jun 29, 2020 | Grief, Self Care
Self-care is so important when moving through loss as we all have in these unprecedented times. I hope you are finding ways to take care of yourselves. That self-care needs to include finding healthy ways to process emotions that are often mismanaged. The emotions of...
by Michele Mariscal | Jan 6, 2020 | acknowledging loss, Grief
December 18th – it is a day etched into the calendar of my emotional body for many reasons now. The interesting thing about grief and loss is that there can be many conscious as well as unconscious thoughts and feelings and all of them are available to observe,...