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How Grief Affects Your Whole Body

Healing Starts with the Heart

Release Date: 11/19/2024

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Episode Title: How Grief Affects Your Whole Body

Episode Description:
In this episode of Healing Starts with a Heart, grief specialist Sharon Brubaker discusses how grief impacts more than just our emotions—it’s a full-body experience. Sharon shares insights from her personal journey and professional expertise, illustrating how grief can affect various parts of the body, from physical pain to changes in behavior and even beliefs. She explores six main areas that grief can impact, helping listeners understand why grief feels so overwhelming and unpredictable. Through practical advice and compassionate guidance, Sharon sheds light on how grief touches every part of who we are and why it’s essential to recognize these effects on our path to healing.

Key Points Discussed:

  1. Grief’s Full-Body Impact
    Grief is more than an emotional experience; it affects the entire body, including physical health, behavior, and even our beliefs.

  2. Emotional Roller Coaster
    Grief can send emotions spinning, often changing from sadness to anger to confusion all within moments. Sharon explains why these feelings fluctuate and how to approach them.

  3. Thoughts and Overthinking
    Grief brings intense thoughts and fears, often playing on repeat. Sharon shares how these thoughts shape emotions and why managing them is key to healing.

  4. Behavior Changes and Self-Care
    Grieving can alter daily habits and routines, sometimes leading to neglect of self-care. Sharon offers advice on gentle ways to care for yourself.

  5. Questioning Beliefs
    After a loss, beliefs about life, purpose, and faith often shift. Sharon explains how to navigate this change with self-compassion.

  6. Physical Health
    Grief can take a toll on physical health, causing symptoms like muscle pain, digestive issues, and headaches. Sharon encourages listeners to seek medical support as needed.

Journal Questions:

  1. What emotions have been the strongest for you during grief?
  2. What thoughts often repeat in your mind since your loss?
  3. How has grief changed your daily habits and self-care?
  4. Have your beliefs or outlook on life shifted? In what ways?
  5. What physical symptoms have you noticed, and how do they connect to your grief?

Conclusion:
Reflect on these questions as you navigate your grief journey. Remember, grief affects the whole body and healing takes time and action steps.

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