From my friend and fellow bereaved mother, Janet Boxx.
Choosing to go THROUGH grief is frightening, and hard, and takes so very much work, energy and commitment.
I, too, would often rather think about my grief experience than feel it. But it is the only hope for healing.
“How do you feel about that?”, Ruth, my grief counselor asked. Tears filled my eyes and choked my throat as I desperately tried to prevent them from falling, to prevent a sob from escaping, while my mind grappled for words to define my feelings. For such a wordy person I find it ironic how completely […]