When my parents died within two years of each other, my world was rocked. Soon thereafter the world was rocked by covid and my world of full-time single parenting, instant home school teacher, and trying to keep my business afloat felt like I was drowning in a sea of grief.

So many losses and massive changes. My mental and emotional health was at a breaking point.

I made a conscious choice back then that I was not going to let the tsunami of grief take me down. Instead, I decided to lean into it and learn everything I could about grief and loss so that I could find a way through the pain and wilderness – and help others do the same.

I got trained and certified as a Grief Educator coach and have been embedding my learnings into my business and personal coaching.

People often think of loss and grief when a huge loss happens, or someone dies. But grieving happens every day in homes and workplaces everywhere.

Every time a marriage or relationship ends, a child goes into their next stage of maturity, you relocate, you change or lose a job, you get a new boss or team or a beloved project or mission comes to an end.

All of these things, and more – will provoke grief – which is the natural, normal, healthy process we humans go through when we have to let go.

There is no silver bullet to take away the pain of grief. It is an undesirable rite of passage that we must go through. But there are ways to support yourself and others as you navigate the difficult and intense emotions that come with the process.

Here are my 5 principles to navigate grief and a short Nugget of Truth to reflect on to support you.

Please send this along to anyone you know who may be grieving.  All support is a gift when you are in thick of the dark moments (even if they don’t ever tell you so….)

For more tips on grief, click here to join my facebook page that I started after my Mom died. I wrote a children’s book about her called “For the Love of Jude” and this facebook page has evolved into a grief support page. Part of how I channeled my pain into purpose!

This entry is from my Daily Nuggets of Truth book, page 72. You can get your copy at: www.DailyNuggetsofTruth.com.

If you are in transition or want to transform your pain into purpose, reach out to learn about my transformational coaching programs for you or your teams.

Sending my best and love to all those grieving.