Chapter 24: The Life Manual for Dealing with Grief in your 20s

We experience loss almost every day in our 20s. Maybe it's a small loss like your partner starts acting differently, you have to find a new roommate, or you're switching teams at your job. Maybe it's a little bigger-- you lost your job, you just graduated college and have to move home, you went through a friend breakup, your situationship ghosted you.

Whatever it may be, anytime change occurs and something is lost, it's a death. And it's NORMAL to feel grief. It's NORMAL for things not to be okay sometimes.

Today, we are going to unpack what it means to process grief in a streamlined way with expert and author on the subject, Dr. Karen Kramer. Dr. Kramer is going to offer clear steps on how to navigate your grief amidst our society's climate of toxic positivity. We'll discuss the importance of normalizing these feelings in our 20s and how to have honest, raw, and real conversations with other 20somethings in your life.

THIS EPISODE’S SYLLABUS STEPS:

Practice listening and creating spaces for those in your life. Encourage conversations to be vulnerable by using the phrase, “tell me more,” if someone says they’re not having the best day. 

To heal your own feelings of grief in a healthy way, follow these steps:

Use your logical mind: What is the rational thought and truth about what is going on?

Use your heart:  How does this make me feel? 

Use your feet: What are the actions I can do to change this feeling?

Use your hands: What support do I need today, informal or formal? A friend? A lawyer? 

Use your eyes: Can you imagine what the new normal will look like? What is the vision moving forward?

MORE RESOURCES:

Healthy Grief: Normalizing and Navigating Loss in a Culture of Toxic Positivity by Karen Kramer

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