Did you know that some forms of grief-stress are actually natural, human, and intricately related to our ability to love and form attachments? It's true.

Aimee calls this inherent grief-stress. In this episode, she shares her thoughts about this primal impact of grief and why Grief Massage is so important in offering care and comfort to humans who are navigating a significant loss.

She also references recent brain research on grievers that has shown certain parts of the brain (such as the hippocampus) take a significant amount of time to re-wire and build new maps of reality after loss, which can explain some of the inherent grief-stress that results from loss reminders and moments when our brains are unable to fully accept what has occurred.

Read about this recent brain research in the beautiful book "The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss" by Mary-Frances O-Connor

This episode is the fifth in a unique series in which Aimee goes through her 40 hour "The Joy of Grief Massage" online course as a student and reflects on each section.

This episode was recorded in response to section 5 of the 30 total sections in Class 1: Grief, the Body and the Nervous System. You will hear a short 1 minute snippet of Section 5 (listening to the snippets featured in these episodes is not a substitute for taking the class). Please note that the recorded segment may be a little hard to hear, you may want to adjust your volume during that part of the episode.

Learn more about our fully recorded, self-paced 40 hour Grief Massage training course on our school website: https://the-institute-for-grief-massage-inc.thinkific.com/courses/class-1-grief-the-body-the-nervous-system-article-series

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