The 6 myths of grief: Give it time

By Joanna BartlettNovember 8, 2018 Grief recovery grief myths, grief recovery, recovering from loss

Some of the sayings, old wives tales and clichés we grew up with contain truth. Sometimes a kernel and sometimes a lot. They have value, especially when we can see beneath the surface. Some of them, though, they just don’t. Grief myth #6: Give it time You’ve probably heard the saying, “Time heals all wounds.”…

The 6 myths of grief: Stay busy

By Joanna BartlettOctober 23, 2018November 1, 2018 Grief recovery grief myths, grief recovery, grief recovery method, healing from loss, myths of grief

When my Mum died, very shortly after an unexpected cancer diagnosis, I took charge and got on with things. “What else am I going to do?” I thought. “Someone has to.” Grief myth #5: Stay busy I took all my available vacation time, plus a couple of extra days when my boss donated some of…

The 6 myths of grief: Be strong for others

By Joanna BartlettOctober 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Grief recovery grief myths, grief recovery

If internal strength and emotional fortitude were visible like muscles, I’d look like a bodybuilder. How about you? When I was 10, I moved from England to Barbados, a lovely little island in the Caribbean. I’d been living with my dad, step-mother, brother and baby half-sister in England and I moved to another country with…

The 6 myths of grief: Grieve alone

By Joanna BartlettOctober 1, 2018 Grief recovery grief, grief myths, grief recovery method, healing from loss

Even though it’s been more than 30 years since I left England (I was 10, if you’re counting), sometimes I still feel extremely British. Dealing with my hurt and pain is one of those times. It’s during those times, when I’m grieving and vulnerable, that I’m mostly likely to fall back onto a strongly-rooted default…

Grief myths: Don’t feel bad – like you can help feeling anything but bad when loss occurs

By Joanna BartlettSeptember 9, 2018December 13, 2018 Grief recovery grief, grief myths, grief recover method, grief recovery 1 Comment

No one meant to teach you unhelpful things about dealing with grief. Your parents and caregivers taught you what they knew. Unless they’d done a bunch of spiritual development work, that was likely what they were taught by their own parents. Society also does a good job of impressing beliefs upon us. It’s so good…

The myths of grief and why we just won’t talk about it

By Joanna BartlettSeptember 1, 2018June 20, 2019 Grief recovery grief myths, grief recovery, healing from loss 1 Comment

If you ever want to see a room of people get uncomfortable, stand up in front of them and tell them you’re about to give a talk about grief. I did this recently, and I could see everyone desperately try to put up their emotional armor as quickly as possible. Grief is one taboo subject….