Anniversary Grief Response: Navigating Grief Anniversaries with Resilience and Healing

It is that time of the year. Kenneth is beginning to experience overwhelming emotions that do not make sense to him. There have been no recent changes in his life, and the world around him remains unremarkable. Nevertheless, the past few days have been difficult. He barely gets good sleep at night. He feels an unusual exhaustion, physically and mentally, although he keeps pushing through his day. He feels persistent anxiety, irritability, and a lingering sadness weighing on his spirit, so much so that he asks himself, "What in the world is wrong with me?"

Finding Hope Amidst Loss and Grief

The loss of a loved one can create a vacuum in our hearts. Although the last thing in our mind when we have just lost someone dear to us, is hope, yet hope forms the basis on which we envision the possibility of recovery after a devastating or tragic event. The thing is, every one of us will experience loss and grief at a given point or several occasions in our lives.

Chidi NdubuezeDecember 7, 2020Grief. Recovery. Loss, Grief, Hope

Types of Grief

When we lose something or someone we love dearly, the pain manifests in our body through grief. Thus grief is the emotional, physical, cognitive, or spiritual response to losing someone dear to our heart or something we attach great importance to.

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