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Speaker discusses the transformative power of facing grief (Part 2)

Speaker discusses the transformative power of facing grief (Part 2)

From Martha Debayle

1h ago
griefhealingmental healthidentityspirituality
Transcript
Here's the thing. People say time heals all wounds, and it doesn't. It creates space for healing. We do need time, right? I'm not going to heal from the death of my son. No matter what I do a month later, a year later, I'm not going to be all better. It takes time, but time alone is not enough. You have to do the work to heal and to face it and to let it transform you. You know, one of the most beautiful things about grief, not only in my life, but I've now seen it in so many others. You know, I. I have an online membership. I do retreats, I do programs again and again. What I see is this. If you. If you're willing to go into the pain, it will transform you. It will burn away everything that doesn't matter. It will allow you to make your boundaries with people very clear. You don't suffer fools anymore. You can tap in more to your spiritual beliefs and to your connection to your loved one on the other side. Like, there's so many gifts that come from it, if you are willing to face it. And I think where people stay stuck is that they're not willing to face it. They're just committed to being in pain and not willing to move into and through the pain. That's very interesting. That was the point. Because it is also very common and dangerous to start identifying with that pain, to start identifying yourself and your relationship. And that becomes your identity. Exactly. It becomes your identity. And there's a great word for that in Spanish. Identificandote con estevento parano permitirquesto defina el resto de tubida palava. Per.
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