Support and Companionship for Grief and Loss
Dear Friend,
I imagine you've come to this page because you're in need of relief or comfort, or you're seeking insight into a loss, and the grief you may be feeling because of it. Or you are looking for these on behalf of someone else.
From my heart, I offer you a warm hello. I am glad you are here. Pause, take a few deep breaths, and rest into this space of welcome.
No matter what you have experienced in terms of loss, you deserve to be heard. Your journey with grief is unique--one-of-a-kind—and no one has ever been in your shoes or felt the way you are feeling now. Your loss may be recent or something that happened years ago. This doesn't matter. Your grief journey is yours--worthy of your time, attention and deep care. It is my privilege to bear witness to it and hold it compassionately with you on your journey to healing and wholeness.
Your Grief Journey
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Loss comes in many ways, not just because of the loss of a loved one. And we experience grief differently for each loss.
For many years, we have allowed a medical model to dominate the way we approach loss and grief. Grief is not a disorder or a disease. It is not something to treat, get over or cure so we can move on and get back to "normal." There is no "normal" when it comes to grief, and there is no getting over it. As long as we live and love, grief will be a significant part of our lives. |
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But we can develop a new, more healthy relationship--with our loss and with ourselves—by welcoming it with gentle attention, kindness, and courage. In time, with support and compassionate care, we can integrate it into the very depth of our being. Doing so enables us to rebuild our lives in meaningful ways. Life will be different, but it can be good again.
Grief Companionship and Support
As a Grief Support Specialist and Companion, I believe that the journey of grief and loss is a spiritual one. It is heart-based. It involves deep entrustment as you reveal your sacred story of loss, and as you allow yourself to be unconditionally and non-judgmentally held by a compassionate companion. I've been blessed by the guidance and presence of such companions over the years. They made all the difference in how I was able to make sense of my losses and grief, thus allowing healing to begin.
I also believe that Grief is soul-based: a dimension of life that involves your deepest values, understandings, and experience of life itself. Your grief invites you to ask the biggest questions of yourself—about life and death, meaning and existence, and how to live in the mystery of it all. Grief invites you to go within and nurture your inner life, to care for your spirit, so you can continue to move through life with courage, grace and dignity—even in the midst of uncertainty and change.
What Are Grief Companionship Sessions Like?
You talk, I listen deeply. We begin this journey by unpacking your story of loss and grief. I assist you in listening to and honoring yourself. Grief can be complicated and, together, we attend to it kindly and gently like a precious child who needs our loving attention. Together, we will begin to walk this healing path. Together, we come alive again and, in time, flourish in meaningful, new ways.
Sessions are 55 minutes and are guided by your current needs. They are held via Zoom or telephone.
Sessions are 55 minutes and are guided by your current needs. They are held via Zoom or telephone.
Sessions May Include These Helpful Elements:
• Increasing self-awareness by identifying your grieving and mourning needs
• Acknowledging and navigating the many feelings that grief brings forth (including shock, sorrow, anger, fear, worry, loneliness, and more)
• Engaging in contemplative practices that support your needs (grounding, calming, tending)
• Incorporating "Extraordinary Loving Mindful Self-Care"
• Creating meaningful rituals for mourning; remembering and honoring your loss
• Bringing creativity into the healing process
• Exploring a new, meaningful relationship with a deceased loved one
• Reframing or restructuring your spiritual life
• Turning toward purposeful activities that nourish you—body, mind, heart and spirit
• Acknowledging and navigating the many feelings that grief brings forth (including shock, sorrow, anger, fear, worry, loneliness, and more)
• Engaging in contemplative practices that support your needs (grounding, calming, tending)
• Incorporating "Extraordinary Loving Mindful Self-Care"
• Creating meaningful rituals for mourning; remembering and honoring your loss
• Bringing creativity into the healing process
• Exploring a new, meaningful relationship with a deceased loved one
• Reframing or restructuring your spiritual life
• Turning toward purposeful activities that nourish you—body, mind, heart and spirit
If you would like to explore how Grief Companionship might serve you, I am here.
Contact me, and we will talk about your needs and desires for yourself at this transitional time in your life. I look forward to hearing from you.
May your heart know a bit of ease today.
With Metta (loving-kindness),
Jan Lundy
With Metta (loving-kindness),
Jan Lundy