But with the overwhelming emotions in the picture - it’s not easy.
Resolving grief, loss, and trauma can be hard to do - especially on your own. There are so many different moving pieces and physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioural issues can stem from your issues:
- Sadness, anger, denial, emptiness, helplessness, apathy and numbness
- Wishing to join the loved one who has passed/gone
- Anxiety and depression
- Not wanting to let go of an ex-partner after a relationship breakdown, heartbreak
- Loss of interest in dating/forming new relationships
- Changes in appetite and sleep
- Lack of energy and motivation
- Heaviness in chest and heart
- Difficulty in concentrating, disbelief, and confusion
- Dreams of the loved one who has passed and yearning for them
- Socially withdrawn, loss of interest in activities and life in general, lack of purpose
- Using drugs and alcohol to suppress the pain and emotions
- Questioning the meaning of life and asking ‘Why?’
- And more
There’s a lot that is swamping our potential. It can feel like there is no hope for your future while there is so much we need to get a handle on. How do we turn this all around?

