When something incredibly sad or painful happens in my life, my first response is always to try to avoid the emotions. It’s an old habit, and it dies hard. Besides, our culture does not honor or allow for emotional processes like grieving. It’s as though we can just skim over the top of life, showing… Continue reading Is Your Body Asking You to Grieve?
Tag: Grief
Tea with the Monster
by Endorsed Mind-Body Coach, Linda Bayly-Fennell I am a recovering fire fleer. You may be wondering, what’s the problem with that? Aren’t you supposed to flee fires? Seems like a sound thing to do, doesn’t it? But alas I am not speaking of real fires. I’m speaking of emotional feet-to-the-flame kind of fires. Martha Beck… Continue reading Tea with the Monster
Scheduling your Emotions
Here’s what I’ve learned in the last six months: Grief has no schedule. And, it’s highly disorganized. What a pain! Wouldn’t it be nice to block out ten minutes on the calendar for “Have a Good Cry/Beat on a Few Pillows” and have emotions fit perfectly into your day? Many of my clients have remarked… Continue reading Scheduling your Emotions
In Between
Recently, I’ve been having a very unusual experience. I feel great and I don’t feel great. I’m in love with my life and I’m grieving my life. Confused? Yeah, me too. I got out my trusty mind-body journal (which is just a spiral bound notebook where I use all my own tools on myself). I… Continue reading In Between
Dealing with Loss and Change
In the Great School of Life, I just took a class on loss and change. No teacher is quite like life experience. I learned much from my recent journey through the grieving process, and I thought you might benefit from a few mind-body techniques and concepts around loss. If you’re like me and many of… Continue reading Dealing with Loss and Change
Go Get a Massage
Here is my latest coaching tool: Go get a massage. Guess how I came up with that one! Yep, on the massage table. Obviously, if you hate massages, this tool isn’t for you. If, like me, you adore floating in dreamy relaxation while listening to soft music, then schedule a massage asap. All joking aside,… Continue reading Go Get a Massage