Takeaways:

1- Certain kinds of negative feelings—grief, especially—sit with us for a long time.

2- Our instinct when confronting these kinds of emotions is to try to push them away—but avoiding, ignoring, or repressing these feelings tends to prolong the grieving process.

3- By coming up with a “why,” we give ourselves an anchor to help us work through difficult feelings.

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Mantra: This is why I keep going.

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