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About this week’s episode

In this episode, I will highlight commonly used metaphors for grief and trauma. Metaphors can offer a way to articulate complex emotions and experiences and offer a unique perspective to support those coping with loss and trauma.

Of the 10 most commonly used metaphors, I describe five in more detail this week and the remaining five can be found in episode 81. 

Which one of the grief metaphors described do you relate to the most and why? 

Do you have any other metaphors that helped you navigate your grief and trauma? Let us know! Write a comment here on the blog.  

The Top 10 Metaphors for Understanding Grief:

1. The Ocean of Grief
2. The Darkness of Grief
3. Grief as a Journey
4. The Weight of Grief
5. The Seasons of Grief
6. The Wound of Grief
7. The Dance of Grief
8. Grief as a Cake
9. Grief as a Language
10. Grief as a Foreign Country

Resources mentioned in this episode

·      IG Post about the Grief Crystal: bit.ly/GriefCrystal

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