It Really IS Alright to Cry
Having had just come out of a major meltdown a few days ago, I feel qualified to talk about the benefits of crying.
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It’s All Right to Cry
But what about those lesser occasions? What if we’ve had a really frustrating day when it seemed like nothing was going right. Perhaps we suffer from chronic pain and are having flare-ups that nothing will touch. Or maybe we’ve bonked our head on a cabinet door, stepped on a stray Lego brick with bare feet, or stubbed a toe. Any of these can cause tears to well up, and do you know what? It is all right to cry; in fact, as the song goes, it might make you feel better.
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Understanding Guilt and Shame in Caregiving
Guilt and shame are significant, yet often overlooked, emotions in the caregiving experience. As a caregiver, I frequently encountered feelings of inadequacy and guilt when I didn’t meet my own, or societal, expectations. This often led to feelings of shame.
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All the Light We Cannot See
I recently watched the movie All the Light We Cannot See. It is a story about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as they both try to survive the devastation of World War II. It was a most moving movie but the thing that stuck with me was the theme and title of the movie. My interpretation of the title of the movie is just because you can’t see or imagine something good in a situation, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
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Grief, Growth, and Grit
I am not a researcher, but I am an observer of people. What I have observed in my personal and professional life is there are phases we go through with grief. They aren’t linear because grief isn’t neat and orderly. I refer to these phases as grief, growth, and grit.
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