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Coping With Loss in a Non-Stop World
15 easy self-care affirmations to rebuild your motivation for self-care as you grieve
The worst part when you lose someone you love?
Other people’s lives glide by and return to normal, leaving you unhinged in a non-stop world.
I know this because, although my miscarriage was 31 years ago, my brother and cousin passed away 28 years ago; it has only been in the last ten years that I have found emotional safety for my losses and have learned to live with my grief and enjoy life.
Now, having reached a stage where I can embrace my losses and not pretend that I am OK, I want to share the tools, practices, and resources that helped me get through.
I have witnessed too many lives torn apart by grief and know from experience that recovering from grief is complex.
In my case, it was too easy to beat myself up with guilt, anger, and sadness and lose motivation to care even less for myself.
Why I struggled with self-care
Because, like most of the women in my family, self-care—making time to look after myself—wasn't a thing.
I grew up seeing my mum and elderly aunts and cousins doing the fixing and doing, ensuring…
