There are some tough feelings with grief… feelings that we don’t always talk about… the regrets, the anger, and sometimes there’s those feel good emotions that we question like relief and happiness.

Today, we are going to talk about how all these experiences are part of grief.

You have a couple short videos to break up the information.

Remember, you are new in your grief and these feelings can be intense. These are normal grief reactions. 

Watch the videos and then print the handout for the activity.

The first video is about normal Tough Emotions that we can get stuck in… When you identify them in your experience, you have a chance to explore it, sit with it, and get to know it better… then decide what you want to do with it.

The next video is about the flip side of the tough emotions – love, happiness, humor, forgiveness… that can cause a sense of questioning… is this really part of grief?  Watch to learn more.

This last video describes today’s activity.

Handout: Explore Emotions Activity