grief to grace
- grief integration -
for the griever
Grief is a NATURAL response to loss.
It’s both a universal and a completely unique experience.
Grief and loss are part of being human. Grief can accompany a physical death, the end of a relationship, moving homes, changing jobs, growing older, prenatal loss, climate change, the end of a dream, deep spiritual healing (rebirth), and any significant times of change.
Grief is common in our world but we are taught to do it in private and to hurriedly “move on”. We are expected to “get over it” quickly and to return to life as it was, but there is no such thing.
The thing about grief is that it is not a problem to solve. Grief has the power to reveal us. Grief is not in the way of life, it is an essential part of living and honoring life. That’s why integrating grief into your life in healthy ways can support a vibrant and free life. By welcoming grief instead of trying to keep it at bay or hidden from others, we can heal deeply and we begin to create safer relationships and communities to support this, as well.
In modern western culture, we have pathologized grief. We have decided what it “should” look like and how long it “should” take. We, as a society, are so uncomfortable with people’s hard emotions and we prioritize “being happy”, that we don’t leave a lot of space for sadness and sorrow. Often we don’t know what to say when someone feels these things and we so badly want to help fix it or change it. Our own insecurity around not knowing what to say, what to do, or how to show up can limit our willingness to be present to our grieving loved ones. If we can’t be with our own sorrow and hopelessness, how can we be there for others?
This 12 week Grief Integration is built to empower you to open more fully to life by coming into the right relationship with your grief. It isn’t a theoretical course about grief, but a deep dive into your own personal healing and relationship with your individual grief.
I’m Alyssa Rose. Let’s walk awhile in the wilderness.
Think of it this way. You are going on an incredible backpacking trip through the wilderness. I am your guide, I’ve hiked these landscapes before with many others, and though I have the map, the camp stove, the compass, and a sense of what we can expect, we walk together. I am the guide, I am NOT the path. The path is your grief and it is revealed as we walk together on these trails.
I carry the gear, but you lead the way and together we decide when to stop for a snack, stop to fill up fresh water from the creek, and stop to set up camp for the night.
I walk with you to witness the beauty and dangers of the trail together. We don’t know what we’ll see or what will come up on this journey. But, we’ll watch the rapidly changing weather together, deciding when to stop for the night, and how to shelter ourselves for the big storms.
You’ll learn to trust your body, your emotions, your spirit, and come to know your soul more intimately, trusting the guidance from the natural world as you explore yourself. You’ll find yourself resourced in new ways and learn how to hold yourself – and those you love – through the magnificence and tragedy of life and death.
If someone you love is grieving
It can be so hard to know how to love and support the people we care about while they are grieving. There is nothing we can do to “fix it” and that can be really hard for us to sit with ourselves. Consider gifting grief care to your loved ones as they navigate the depths of sorrow that come with loss.
Let’s do this.
If you feel ready to start your journey into grief healing, book an initial grief integration session to get started now.