Tag: sorrow

Ungrieved losses take a toll on our hearts and deaden us to life. We think we can avoid the pain of loss if we keep busy or close our hearts. However, the losses accumulate, and we shut down from life, from one another, from ourselves.

Suppressing our grief affects our relationships and compromises our aliveness; it can show up in symptoms such as chronic physical ailments, overworking, addiction, social isolation, compulsive behavior, and depression. We cannot effectively respond to life’s challenges. This is a big price to pay for not tending to our unresolved grief.