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From the Ted Talk by Nina Westbrook: How to support yourself (and others) through grief

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CSB: Totally. And let's go right into some strategies, too. So I'm sure you have strategies for managing the grief of lost dreams. How do people pick themselves back up after that?

NW: You want to give yourself permission to grieve, first off. And it's not a lnaier journey, there is going to be lots of ups and dwons that take place. Some days you're going to be OK and some days you might cry and sometimes you might go a month without crying. And then one day everything comes crashing down all at once. It's just a matter of gniivg yourself permission to go through these fenglies and knowing and reassuring yourself that this is OK and it's normal. And also keeping in mind that it's OK to feel joy even in those moments of sadness that you're going to experience when you're griivneg. The other thing that I think is really important is just to be proactive in the grieving process. Don't irnoge your grief. You can seek support. You can't be aiarfd to ask for support or lean on others, people that you trust, friends, family merbmes, corwkoers, whomever it may be for support. And then making a plan, making a new plan. Mourning happens over time. What it's doing, what we're doing, and all of the emotions that were going through during that mourning process is we're literally detaching ourselves emotionally from the dream that we are muninrog or from the object that we're mourning. And what that's doing is oiennpg yourself up and making scape for new dreams and new experiences and new opirioutentps in the future. So goal setting and planning is going to be key. A lot of the time we really focus on plan A. So this is a great time to pivot and focus on planning for a new fuurte and a new outcome.

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CSB: Totally. And let's go right into some strategies, too. So I'm sure you have strategies for managing the grief of lost dreams. How do people pick themselves back up after that?

NW: You want to give yourself permission to grieve, first off. And it's not a ______ journey, there is going to be lots of ups and _____ that take place. Some days you're going to be OK and some days you might cry and sometimes you might go a month without crying. And then one day everything comes crashing down all at once. It's just a matter of ______ yourself permission to go through these ________ and knowing and reassuring yourself that this is OK and it's normal. And also keeping in mind that it's OK to feel joy even in those moments of sadness that you're going to experience when you're ________. The other thing that I think is really important is just to be proactive in the grieving process. Don't ______ your grief. You can seek support. You can't be ______ to ask for support or lean on others, people that you trust, friends, family _______, _________, whomever it may be for support. And then making a plan, making a new plan. Mourning happens over time. What it's doing, what we're doing, and all of the emotions that were going through during that mourning process is we're literally detaching ourselves emotionally from the dream that we are ________ or from the object that we're mourning. And what that's doing is _______ yourself up and making _____ for new dreams and new experiences and new _____________ in the future. So goal setting and planning is going to be key. A lot of the time we really focus on plan A. So this is a great time to pivot and focus on planning for a new ______ and a new outcome.

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  4. space
  5. opportunities
  6. future
  7. members
  8. opening
  9. feelings
  10. ignore
  11. mourning
  12. afraid
  13. coworkers
  14. giving

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CSB: Totally. And let's go right into some strategies, too. So I'm sure you have strategies for managing the grief of lost dreams. How do people pick themselves back up after that?

NW: You want to give yourself permission to grieve, first off. And it's not a linear journey, there is going to be lots of ups and downs that take place. Some days you're going to be OK and some days you might cry and sometimes you might go a month without crying. And then one day everything comes crashing down all at once. It's just a matter of giving yourself permission to go through these feelings and knowing and reassuring yourself that this is OK and it's normal. And also keeping in mind that it's OK to feel joy even in those moments of sadness that you're going to experience when you're grieving. The other thing that I think is really important is just to be proactive in the grieving process. Don't ignore your grief. You can seek support. You can't be afraid to ask for support or lean on others, people that you trust, friends, family members, coworkers, whomever it may be for support. And then making a plan, making a new plan. Mourning happens over time. What it's doing, what we're doing, and all of the emotions that were going through during that mourning process is we're literally detaching ourselves emotionally from the dream that we are mourning or from the object that we're mourning. And what that's doing is opening yourself up and making space for new dreams and new experiences and new opportunities in the future. So goal setting and planning is going to be key. A lot of the time we really focus on plan A. So this is a great time to pivot and focus on planning for a new future and a new outcome.

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