WHEN GRIEF AFFECTS MORE THAN YOUR HEART

In GET REAL ABOUT™ GRIEF, I talk honestly about the emotional and mental impact of loss because grief rarely stays neatly contained in one part of our lives.

Loss can bring anxiety, depression, anger, fear, guilt, isolation, brain fog, changes in sleep and appetite, difficulty concentrating, and a feeling that the world is moving forward while you are somehow standing still.

And grief does not always begin with death.

Divorce can affect our mental health.

So can infertility, miscarriage, losing a job, receiving a diagnosis, caring for an aging parent, losing our independence, experiencing trauma, watching someone we love decline, losing a friendship, or realizing that the future we imagined is no longer going to happen.

Sometimes we recognize what we are experiencing as grief.

Sometimes we don’t.

That is one of the reasons I wrote this book.

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FROM GET REAL ABOUT™ GRIEF

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From GET REAL ABOUT™ GRIEF by Jennifer Barrette

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SOMETIMES WE NEED MORE THAN TIME.

There is a difference between giving ourselves permission to grieve and believing we have to handle everything by ourselves.

You don’t. Talking with a therapist, grief counselor, support group, physician, spiritual advisor, or another trusted professional can be an important part of taking care of yourself. And asking for help does not mean you are grieving incorrectly.

 

It means you are human. If grief is interfering significantly with your daily life, if you are struggling to function, or if what you are feeling frightens or overwhelms you, please reach out for professional support.

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PUT SOME OF IT ON PAPER.

Sometimes we aren't ready to say something out loud. Writing gives us somewhere else to begin. The GET REAL ABOUT™ journals and guided writing tools were created to help you explore what you are feeling without telling you what you should be feeling.

There is no right answer, no grade, and no perfect way to fill the page.

Just a place to get real about what is happening inside you.

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EXPLORE YOUR GRIEF THROUGH WRITING

GET REAL ABOUT™ EXPLORING YOUR GRIEF

200 guided prompts designed to help you explore your loss, memories, emotions, relationships, fears, hopes, and the life you are learning to navigate now.

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WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING SMALLER

Healing doesn't always require doing something enormous.

Sometimes you need one question.

One exercise.

One page.

One place to begin.

Our GET REAL ABOUT™ digital tools are designed for those moments.

Explore downloadable prompts, reflection exercises, check-ins, conversation guides, worksheets, and other practical tools you can use at your own pace.

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CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF.

Before you keep going, take a moment.

How am I really doing today?

Not how you think you should be doing.

Not what you've told everyone else.

Not “fine.”

How are you really doing?

Write it down.

Say it out loud.

Tell someone you trust.

Or simply sit with the answer for a moment.

That counts too.

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO NAVIGATE THIS ALONE.

A book can offer understanding.

A journal can help you find words.

A resource can give you a place to begin.

A conversation can remind you that someone else understands.

And sometimes, a mental health professional can provide the support you need to find your way through something that feels too heavy to carry alone.

Take what helps.

Come back when you need to.

And above all, give yourself permission to get real about how you're doing.

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