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What Grief Teaches Us About Showing Up
This week marks two dates I never expected to sit side by side. My father's birthday was last week. He died suddenly the day after his birthday, a few years ago. As those dates approach each year, I find myself paying attention not only to my own grief but also to my mother's. The days surrounding these anniversaries carry a particular weight.
What Grief Teaches Us About Showing Up
Take our Depression Test Find a therapist to heal from grief This week marks two dates I never expected to sit side by side. My father's birthday was last week. He died suddenly the day after his birthday, a few years ago. As those dates approach each year, I find myself paying attention not only to my own grief but also to my mother's. The days surrounding these anniversaries carry a particular weight.
You Are Not a Project to Be Improved
In an unpredictable world, self-improvement can become a way to manage anxiety. Self-awareness can become self-surveillance. A constant drive toward improvement can pull us away from connection. Source: Designed by Freepik I track my steps, my workouts, my calories. I read the research, listen to podcasts, and try to stay current on what it means to live well.
When Moods Go Viral
Many of us log on to stay informed. We often turn to media not only to stay informed, but to manage uncertainty, regulate anxiety, and feel a sense of control when the world feels unpredictable. Some of us are seeking belonging. Yet more often than not, we log off feeling heavier, more anxious, more irritable, and more certain that others are misguided, dangerous, or guilty. This emotional shift is rarely intentional. It doesn’t arrive as a conscious decision to become more reactive or more rigid.
When the Season of Thankfulness Comes With Heaviness
Source: hudsoncrafted/Pixabay With the season of Thanksgiving upon us, many of us instinctively reach for gratitude. We make lists, we gather with family, and we remind ourselves to appreciate what is good. But in recent years, gratitude feels harder to cultivate. And we are not imagining it. Psychologically, emotionally, and culturally, we are living through an unusually heavy time. We carry political conflicts that divide communities and family tables.
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