Guilt and Grief

Guilt is the unwanted companion of grief and is something that shows up for so many of us in our grieving journeys.

We feel guilty for what we did or didn’t do.

what we said or didn’t say.

For not being enough.

For surviving.

For life

We feel guilty for feeling guilty….

It’s endless.

In this episode we explore guilt and why we find it easier to feel guilt than we do to feel powerless. I want to help you understand that it is common, and a natural part of the grieving process, to explore all the shoulda, woulda, couldas, within your loss, you are not alone and nor are you going mad. However, by understanding a little more about it we are able to shift our perspective and change our thought patterns enabling us to take back some control and reduce our suffering.

Making sense of death is hard, trying to fathom the enormity of the loss leaves us with the realisation that the world is unpredictable and chaotic, and that’s uncomfortable, so we invite guilt in instead, it’s still uncomfortable but it allows us to feel we have some control.

Have a listen and let's explore this subject a little more and help you free yourself of some of the guilt.