How to Grieve What Trauma Stole From You

Permission to Love with Jerry Henderson

May 6 2024 • 16 mins

Have you ever stood in the shadow of your own unmet potential, feeling the weight of the person you might have been if ltrauma hadn't left its mark?

This is a reality many face, and in our latest podcast episode, we journey into the process of grieving what trauma stole from us as a way to journey  into deeper healing.

Together, we confront the raw emotions of anger and rage that emerge from the unnamed sorrow we carry.

We look at practical writing exercises that can be powerful tools for recovery. We will examine how to craft letters that articulate the deep-seated grief of what we might have become without the trauma we experienced.

We also  celebrate who we are today and learn how to see the beautiful qualities about who you are now.

Yes trauma stole so much from so many of us and we need to grieve that. And as we grieve we can  also learn to see, fully love, and accept who we are now. And it is from that place that we can start walking into the all the beauty right now in this present moment.

0:00 - Introduction: The Impact of Unresolved Grief
0:59 - The Concept of Grieving Potential Selves
3:55 - Healthy Grieving vs. Staying Stuck in the Past
4:39 - Understanding and Initiating the Grieving Process
5:36 - The Dual Nature of Grief: What Wasn't Given and What Was Taken
6:26 - Exploring the Five Stages of Grief Related to Lost Potential
7:57 - Practical Steps to Grieve Who You Might Have Become
8:51 - Exercise: Writing a Letter to Your Future Self
10:12 - Exercise: Writing a Letter to Your Present Self
12:02 - Moving Towards Acceptance and Letting Go
13:28 - Celebrating the Person You Are Today
14:20 - Final Exercise: Recognizing Your Current Strengths and Qualities


I am grateful you are here,
Jerry

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