44: Caring For the Child Within

We all come to grief with our own stories and experiences. As children, we may have had experiences that were painful and intense. These experiences may have taught us, that we need to put up a front, that in order to be cared for we need to be helpless, that in order to receive love we need to be complicit, that is order to not get hurt, we have to criticize others. 

The little child within has reasons for doing that. It’s the way we can protect ourselves. This way of blocking painful or difficult emotions is the way as a child you felt you needed to protect yourself, when you didn’t quite know any different.

-Importance of emotions and caring for ourselves and your inner child

-Getting super curious about your triggers and how that will help you be able to work through them

-ideas of things you can do to begin caring for your inner child

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When my daughter Aria died suddenly 4 years ago, I wondered if my life was over. My heart felt shattered into a million pieces. How was I supposed to go on without such an important person in my life? How can I breathe when I'm literally suffocating and drowning? It was difficult to describe my pain; it was an endless feeling of hopelessness.

I carried sharp, intense grief for years. I felt as if I failed my daughter as her mother, and was terrified it would affect my other children as well. Everything felt so bleak and empty. What was the point and the purpose of life?

It's difficult to describe this pain to someone who doesn't understand the depth and duration of child loss. There is something about this connection among us as grieving mothers, that we can speak without words.

If you are a grieving mother, and looking for connection, hope, and ways to move forward after the death of a child, join me in 3 days of grief support. In this space, you will find support, encouragement, and deep knowing amongst other grieving mothers.

Join to save your spot, go to www.reliefingriefsupportgroup.com. Again, in these 3 days, we are going to be walking through How everyone grieves differently, Emotions and stages of grief, and noticing thoughts patterns and emotions that come up for you in your grief journey. To join go to www.reliefingriefsupportgroup.com 

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