When life gets in the way. How can we find hope again?

Slowly realizing

BIG CHANGES IN OUR LIVES SOMETIMES HAPPEN IN A SECOND AND SOMETIMES SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY. WHEN DEATH, SEPARATION OR ANOTHER PAINFUL LIFE CHANGE STRIKES US, IT OFTEN TAKES A LONG TIME TO LAND, REALIZE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. MAYBE WE CONTINUE TO LIVE AS BEFORE, PRETEND THAT WE ARE OK OR WE DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO TAKE IT IN AT ALL. MAYBE EVERYDAY ROUTINES ARE HOLDING US UP. WE GET UP, MAKE BREAKFAST, WE GO TO WORK, WE DO WHAT WE THINK LIFE REQUIRES OF US. HOWEVER, THE EMPTINESS ECHOES WITHIN US, A PLACE IS EMPTY. A PHONE NUMBER WE ALMOST CALL OUT OF HABIT HAS NO ONE TO ANSWER. PERHAPS FOR VARIOUS REASONS YOU HAVE LOST YOUR DREAM OF A FUTURE YOU HOPED FOR. YOU REALIZE THAT IT CAN NO LONGER BE AS YOU THOUGHT. WELCOME TO LISTEN! /Catharina ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The emptiness that remained

THE EMPTINESS THAT REMAINED WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR THOUGHTS ARE LOST IN EMPTINESS AND LONELINESS? YOU MAY TRY TO KEEP THOUGHTS CALM THE BEST YOU CAN, BUT IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE EATING YOU UP AND YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU ARE A BAD PERSON FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP YOURSELF TOGETHER AND BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE PERSISTENT FEELINGS OF SADNESS AND EMPTINESS EVEN THOUGH A LONG TIME HAS PASSED SINCE YOUR LIFE CHANGE.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT GRIEF IS AN INDIVIDUAL PROCESS THAT TAKES DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF TIME, AND IT IS NORMAL AND NATURAL. IN TODAY'S EPISODE, WE FOCUS ON EMPTINESS FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. WELCOME TO LISTEN! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Lift the lid- let out the words

"WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY, YOUR HEART RISKS CARRYING MORE THAN IT CAN BEAR, STEP BY STEP LONELINESS GROWS IN THE SHADOW OF SILENCE. IN LONELINESS, GRIEF GROWS. BUT WHEN WORDS COME TO LIFE, SLOWLY FROM SILENCE, GRIEF BECOMES LESS HEAVY. SHARED PAIN MAKES IT EASIER TO ENDURE AND CAN OPEN UP UNSEEN PATHS. THE DIFFICULT LIVES IN THE DARK, BUT SMALL GLIMPSES OF LIGHT CAN START SHINING IN VERY GENTLY, SLOWLY GROW ALONG WITH THE WORDS" (POEM BY LANLER 2026) When we share our grief something happens to us and it doesn´t become as heavy as when we carry alone. Conversations can give us perspective, make us feel seen and confirmed in serious life changes and difficult situations. This reminds us of the humanity in that life happens and that reactions to it are natural. Welcome to listen to my new episode about the importance of lifting the lid and dare opening up. Encapulated grief risks leading to anxiety, depression or other serious conditions. What was natural grief at the beginning has then developped into something more long-lasting and difficult to manage. Welcome to listen! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Grief Recovery; why?

Grief Recovery, why? Unprocessed grief is almost always due to something emotional that has not been communicated. Therefore, communication is also key. To heal grief after a painful loss, you therefore need to find out if and what is left unsaid in the relationship, what is it that still takes energy and makes it difficult to move on in life? There is otherwise a risk of getting caught up in rumination or in overanalyzing the relationship and what happened, and this might continue consciously or unconsciously until the communication is completed. Here, we need to review unspoken thoughts and feelings about the relationship but a common advice we get is just let go and move on but healing grief rarely works that way.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sommer episode 6. The decline of a loved one.

THE DECLINE OF A LOVED ONE. SEEING A LOVED ONE BREAK DOWN AND GRADUALLY DECLINE QUICKLY OR OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME IS ENORMOUSLY PAINFUL. IT CAN BE FELT BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND BE AN ALMOST PARALYZING POWERLESS EXPERIENCE. NOTICING SMALL OR LARGE CHANGES; A MORE TIRED GAZE, SLOWER MOVEMENTS, A MIND THAT LOSES THE THREAD CAN BE THE BEGINNING OF AN END WE ARE NOT READY FOR. WELCOME TO LISTEN! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.