005 Why We Feel Guilt in Widowhood

One of the most unsettling emotions during grief is guilt. People feel guilt for several reasons, many of which don't make sense. Unfortunately, grief has a way of manifesting toxic personal blame and shame. In today's episode, we'll tackle why we're likely to feel guilty after the loss of a loved one. We'll also explore the roots of guilt and learn how to break free from its claws.

What You'll Learn:

• The role of guilt in grief
• Why guilt is a normal part of grief
• How to let go of your perfectionist tendencies
• Learn to accept you have very little control over what happens in your life
• How attaching grief to your pain will keep you stuck
• The first step to making sense of your grief
• How to change the "what if" into an "even if"
• How to grant yourself the gift of forgiveness
• Finding comfort in friends and family

After losing a loved one, it's very easy to look back with hindsight and recognise the things we didn't do well enough, the things we should have said, or the things we could have changed. But actually, all these feelings only distract us from everything we did to love and support our person.

Resources:

• Join my Free Facebook Group ‘Widowed and Rising’ https://www.facebook.com/groups/widowedandrising 
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• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNgKpAqSpEdQV2zYJIPaHvg 
• My website https://www.karensutton.co.uk/