The Lonely Journey of Grief
Beginning a helpful series on overcoming grief
Although it’s a part of life we all face, grief is a lonely journey. This is the beginning of a series on understanding and dealing with personal loss. Whether it’s a journey you’re on right now, or you’d like to help someone you know who’s in a valley.
Let’s answer an important question: Is grief good?
No one wants to go through the difficult season of loss, but oftentimes it’s unavoidable. So, can the grieving process possibly be good?
Walking through the first step in preparing us to deal with sorrow in a healthy way
At some point, grief is something we’ll all have to face. Let's walk through the stages of personal loss.
Ways to provide comfort to those who mourn
When a friend or loved one is going through a time of deep loss, it’s hard to know what to say or do that will help. We’re learning how to deal with grief.
Learn about the second stage of grief from a personal experience
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is a painful process. But if we have an understanding of the stages of grief, it will help us recover from the deep heartache.
Discover useful tools for managing the physical effects of dealing with loss
When dealing with the passing of a loved one, it’s not uncommon for people to experience a physical manifestation of the grief they’re experiencing inside. Let's continue a helpful dialogue on the stages of grief.
The importance of expressing our feelings to God
The death of a loved one, the loss of a job, the breakup of a relationship, so many life experiences can bring us to our knees. It’s in those moments of anger and despair that we need to cry out to God for comfort.
The Discover the Word team share their own personal experience with the grieving process
How do you help someone grieve the devastating loss of a loved one? Most likely, you want to provide meaningful comfort, but just don’t know how.
Putting life back together after a devastating loss
Working through grief is a long, difficult process. We’re looking at the reconstruction stage in the journey through grief.
Walking through the process of learning to live again after loss
Although we may never completely get over a devastating loss, in time we can get through it.
An important conversation about why we grieve
Losing a loved one is never easy, but it’s something we will all face at one time or another. Let's answer the difficult questions of why we grieve and who we are really grieving for.
Preparing for grief in the hopes it will lessen some of the devastation
Whether or not you’ve experienced grief in the past, you’re certain to experience it in the future. Loss is a part of life, and as such, it’s good to be as prepared as possible.