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  • Waking into our Grief every morning is exhausting. Learn this simple routine to help change this experience!
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  • @grieftherapist
    @grieftherapist  2 роки тому +7

    Let me know if waking into your Grief every morning has been exhausting for you! Learn and try this simple routine to establish a new experience in your mornings!!

  • @user-zj1ig9ni3r
    @user-zj1ig9ni3r 7 місяців тому +4

    I’m 11 months into my grief. Nights and Mornings are the worst for me. Trying so hard to hang in there.

  • @tracyroman9254
    @tracyroman9254 Рік тому +7

    Mornings are brutal.

  • @nickspitzer1896
    @nickspitzer1896 Рік тому +9

    Ive listened to this half a dozen times. I am almost at the sixth month mark . Exsperiencing the side effects of fear . I tried i am safe better days ahead its a place to start...i hate the mornings now i hate life im angry i hate this reality. Life days You have no control then life asks you to please control its absurd. Waking up knowing that she is gone i don't even like thinking about it

  • @lisawesner1548
    @lisawesner1548 Рік тому +6

    Thank you! I thought something was wrong w me, every morning opening my eyes and saying this isn’t a nightmare my soul mate is going forever. No more talking to him, seeing his sweet smile, getting a great big hug from him. He was the best hugger.
    Tha you again for talking about this, I really needed to hear this today. 😢

  • @sharonlujan9497
    @sharonlujan9497 6 місяців тому +2

    im always waking up to sadness an depression an fear.

  • @maureenhalliday
    @maureenhalliday Рік тому +3

    I feel this each morning . Anxious and fearful 😢

  • @christinagutierrez7694
    @christinagutierrez7694 Рік тому +3

    Yes this has been my biggest challenge, i would just as soon not wake up.

  • @karenpollicina8582
    @karenpollicina8582 9 днів тому

    Yes

  • @toniwaugh1823
    @toniwaugh1823 2 роки тому +11

    Hello Jo,
    Thank you so much for creating this video. I agree. Mornings are the worst. The reality that my beloved husband is no longer here hits me to the core when morning arrives and I wake up. I force myself to get up, make my bed and have a shower. I am going to try your morning rest practice. I have a name for your practice: My morning grief buster. Also, My silver lining to Morning grief. Just a couple of ideas.

    • @marceapardus6526
      @marceapardus6526 2 роки тому

      Thank you for this comment. My beloved husband died almost a year ago & the reality of loss is still heartbreaking for me too. I love the name of you gave this practice, My Morning Grief Buster!

  • @lozb1631
    @lozb1631 2 роки тому +7

    Morning is definitely worst time for me

  • @wadeharris6002
    @wadeharris6002 Місяць тому

    I will definitely be trying this. I wake up

  • @Grungefan2018
    @Grungefan2018 Рік тому +11

    I need to feel a connection with hope as I isolated to the point where I need to build a social support network from scratch at nearly 60 yrs old in a rural area working odd evening shifts . Never married no kids. I pray every day but it feels so empty and the state of the world is getting very complicated and frustrating. I just do not want to be afraid anymore. Thank you for listening

    • @annekebrinkhof991
      @annekebrinkhof991 Рік тому

      Dear Simon
      How are you doing now?
      I know what you mean , two years after the loss of my husband I feel worse then ever
      Have you tried online support groups?
      I hope you find comfort in these video’s , know you are not alone ❤

  • @doreen3763
    @doreen3763 2 роки тому +2

    Morning is the worst, morning yoga really helps.

  • @pippenlapue9643
    @pippenlapue9643 Місяць тому

    Yes, ground hog day. I immediately started what you suggested. As something so simple todo. Made my bed immediately while feeling the anxiety. I would than lie back in bed.
    Im on automatic now.

  • @robertmerrill4018
    @robertmerrill4018 Рік тому +2

    I wake up knowing she is gone,eight weeks, and I cry ever mornings

  • @biondna7984
    @biondna7984 Рік тому +3

    I am safe. Better days ahead. Thank you. Definitely doing this tomorrow morning. I do yoga, walk, take salsa classes, and work on my land. Still, for a few weeks - months now? - I've stopped making my bed. I don't like how it looks or feels anymore. For the years I took care of my spouse with Alzheimer's, and the first year after he died, I made my bed every morning. It felt like a gesture of some control over my life. I tell myself, my priorities have changed, and I still get work done most days. But it's harder. I've been told (maybe by you, too?) that the second year is harder than the first, when the numbness wears off and you really feel your loss. I'm having a hard time registering my grief; he died slowly over 7 years. I felt shock, grief and blessed relief when he died. I would very much appreciate some advice specific to how grief progresses in someone who's lost a loved one to any of the dementias, which are aptly described in that book title, "The Long Goodbye."

  • @cp-ek5rs
    @cp-ek5rs 8 місяців тому +2

    I will definitely try this !!!❤Am stuck in complicated grief.Influencing my whole life .

    • @wendycopeland5147
      @wendycopeland5147 2 місяці тому

      Totally with you on this. I'm experiencing complicated grief too, it is completely ruining my life, has affected every aspect. Sending you love ❤

    • @cp-ek5rs
      @cp-ek5rs 2 місяці тому

      Thank you .❤hope we both heal .

  • @louetputter180
    @louetputter180 Рік тому +1

    After 2yrs of staying buzy and crying and pretending I am fine,,,I now except my grief,missing him,and our life,,and trying 2 be me

  • @rogersutherland7232
    @rogersutherland7232 Рік тому +2

    Thank you 🙏. started today (24/01/23) even made the bed 👍. Suggestion for name of the reset….say goodbye to the sneaky bastard 😳….KT/K❤/KW …..Roger

  • @jennifershort3104
    @jennifershort3104 7 місяців тому +1

    Still exhausted from my grief a year in. Have woke up with anxiety a couple of days recently. The house is about to go on the market this week so that will be more loss.

  • @susanb2171
    @susanb2171 Рік тому +2

    Yes, full blown heart racing shallow breathing,sweating and a general feeling of getting a hold of myself and keeping it together. Put on the mask and face the day

  • @l.u.5862
    @l.u.5862 Рік тому +1

    It's been a challenge in the morning. I will wake up and do this. Will brb to let you know.

  • @steveparker2938
    @steveparker2938 Рік тому +1

    For me, the hardest thing to do was to climb into bed at night knowing I'd do so alone from that day forth followed by realizing I'd also wake alone. Still have the same bed but will not sleep on his side even after 2 1/2 years.

  • @catherineperreault8939
    @catherineperreault8939 Рік тому +1

    I am one full year into my grief and feel I am managing my life pretty well. I will try this morning exercise in centering myself. As I awake I see my husband's picture on the bedside table. I've been promising him every day to work on my resilience and coping mechanisms and keeping that promise. This seems similar to my EMDR therapy with my grief counselor, so I feel it is well worth trying.

  • @tracyfaw
    @tracyfaw Рік тому +1

    My daughter was the one who always woke me up so now I still hear here voice and feel her touch when I wake up. Then I realize she is gone.

  • @annabennallack672
    @annabennallack672 Рік тому +3

    I have not been able to take a full breath since my son was murdered in June 2021

  • @janetomalley7450
    @janetomalley7450 4 місяці тому

    I am going to try this. Thank you for sharing

  • @joereyes3913
    @joereyes3913 6 місяців тому

    AWESOME INFORMATION👍💖. Mourning morning has had me confused and wondering. But now I know what it is. The enemy has been detected. What it is makes the moment understood💖.

  • @shirleymayorga5154
    @shirleymayorga5154 2 роки тому +3

    I just lost my adult daughter on August 1st. I'm grieving so bad. My heart is torn apart.
    When I wake up I feel very short of breath. I'm just broken.

    • @carmellarkin4803
      @carmellarkin4803 Рік тому +1

      I lost my daughter too. I know that horrible broken feeling. Morning is always the toughest time of day for me. Picking up the burden of her loss and knowing I have to keep carrying it for the rest of my life.

  • @LittleSuzi86
    @LittleSuzi86 Рік тому

    Kind thoughts🙏🏼,kind words,🙏🏼kind heart🙏🏼Ty🤍

  • @Jo-im6iz
    @Jo-im6iz 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you Jo. This was perfectly timed as I was noticing the fear, sometimes terror that arrives out of the blue. A year on in my grief from my daughter passing, waking isn't as disorienting as it was. It is still an effort and empty. I will certainly try your suggestion. Love to all 🤗

    • @carolmusselman8859
      @carolmusselman8859 2 роки тому +1

      How are you feeling now? I'm grieving too

    • @Jo-im6iz
      @Jo-im6iz 2 роки тому +1

      Hi Carol, I am sorry to hear that you are grieving but glad that you reached out. Things are still up and down but less so and I am having longer periods of stability and happiness. I realise that my first year of grieving were filled with shock and trauma from my daughters passing. It was her birthday yesterday and my thoughts were more celebratory than last year. I miss her and still think, oh I must call and tell her something that comes to mind. When I realise she has passed I tell her mind to mind. I hope this helps you, though I know we all experience grief differently. Sending love x

    • @carolmusselman8859
      @carolmusselman8859 2 роки тому

      @@Jo-im6iz thank you, how old was your Daughter?

    • @Jo-im6iz
      @Jo-im6iz 2 роки тому

      @@carolmusselman8859 Hi Carol, my daughter was thirty seven when she passed 🙏

    • @carolmusselman8859
      @carolmusselman8859 2 роки тому

      @@Jo-im6iz did she have any children?

  • @twinwillows2705
    @twinwillows2705 4 місяці тому

    Still after 5 years,my thoughts go there…Like I’m afraid and I have to concentrate on breathing more deeply.

  • @valeriesmith9626
    @valeriesmith9626 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Joe I have been grieving for only 6wks for my husband I will definitely give this a try I wake up each morning feeling nervous sick and panicky during the day I get this feeling in my chest like a very heavy ache it goes of but
    Comes back
    So I will try this and see how it goes thank you, 😊
    and see how it goes

  • @marija2387
    @marija2387 Рік тому +1

    I find this very interesting. Will do.

  • @annaolejasz7597
    @annaolejasz7597 2 роки тому +1

    Dear, Dear, Dear Jo, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH❣️❣️I tried it this morning, and it really works❣️❣️❣️I had more energy and it took away the chocking that I have had for a year and a half. You are a great person to have shared this. ❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗
    Anna

  • @wendystevenson6726
    @wendystevenson6726 Рік тому +1

    Every morning I awake with fear and anxiety even two years on. I go about my day as usual but I always have those underlying feelings😩
    I have tried so many things to calm myself down. I will try this 😊 thank you

  • @miltonvann646
    @miltonvann646 2 роки тому +3

    T. Vann: Thank you so very much. I will certainly try this because after 7 months of grief I find myself between depression which equals helplessness, fear and lack of safety. Going around in circles trying to fill the emptiness and find some purpose. And that’s when I can get myself moving.

    • @carolmusselman8859
      @carolmusselman8859 2 роки тому

      How are you feeling now? I'm grieving too and I have depression

    • @miltonvann646
      @miltonvann646 2 роки тому +2

      @@carolmusselman8859 In June I was able to step very much out of my comfort zone. Took a trip on my own, but not without experiencing a lot of anxiety. But the loneliness and hole in my life goes wherever I go.

    • @miltonvann646
      @miltonvann646 2 роки тому +1

      @@carolmusselman8859 I should have used the expression emptiness instead of hole, the vacancy that is.

    • @clarencehogrefe1220
      @clarencehogrefe1220 Рік тому

      Me also

    • @clarencehogrefe1220
      @clarencehogrefe1220 Рік тому

      Me also

  • @lindahobbs2136
    @lindahobbs2136 2 місяці тому

    Would you share thoughts on routines for Anticipatory Loss and Ambiguous Grief? I watched your videos on the subjects. Since these are chronic, continuing, and without a defined end, it's difficult to feel that today will be better.......

  • @mightymouse2098
    @mightymouse2098 Рік тому

    I try to make coffee the night before as I have done for years. I enjoy coffee and a bun for breakfast and I turn on the TV to watch some news and then turn it off and check to see if any bills need to be paid on line etc. At night I have finally turned off my TV and go to sleep.

  • @shannonwilson65
    @shannonwilson65 Рік тому +1

    I’m willing to try this - thank you!
    I put up a post note with todays date - I am safe better days ahead!
    Hopefully a good reminder:)

  • @annabennallack672
    @annabennallack672 Рік тому +1

    1 yes I will try it. I will let you know how it work. I will call Liz may wake up routine.

  • @nancybosworth4998
    @nancybosworth4998 Рік тому

    I tried this routine this morning. I found it helped to alleviate the fear of facing another day, even though it is 22 degrees and snowy in upstate NY.

  • @rhondamaryjenner7868
    @rhondamaryjenner7868 Рік тому

    Yes difficult in morning wake with nausea and fear it only 5 months since my husband has past the reset is helping me thanks Rhonda

  • @bluestarfc7370
    @bluestarfc7370 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for this morning and night routine i will use it

  • @maryannehaffner3294
    @maryannehaffner3294 2 роки тому +1

    Tomorrow morning, I am doing this! TY, Jo. I will report back on how well it worked. Blessings.

  • @ellygan
    @ellygan Рік тому

    I woke up this morning, and at first the sun rays looked so beautiful and I thought "what a beautiful day".. and then, out of nowhere, all of the thoughts crept up - questions, regrets, guilt (though probably irrational) and I felt like there was a black hole in my chest, pulling all of my breath/air within and not allowing me to breathe. I had to sit up, just to move my body, because I felt like I was suffocating. It's awful.

  • @julieoscarsrealtor
    @julieoscarsrealtor 11 місяців тому

    Good morning Jo. Thank you for this morning routine. I will try it and I do believe it will work. I’ll let you know.

  • @adriennetowell5186
    @adriennetowell5186 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much. I'm going to try this from tomorrow morning. I love you videos; and the ones I've watched have really helped me.

  • @judithwallace2091
    @judithwallace2091 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful, thank you!

  • @suehildreth3998
    @suehildreth3998 2 роки тому +1

    I will definitely try this

  • @VictoriasRoses
    @VictoriasRoses 2 роки тому

    Thank you this has helped me a lot! Mornings are the worst. Thank you!

  • @kathrynclark4524
    @kathrynclark4524 Рік тому

    Thank you so much. So glad to have found your page.

  • @rinavanrensburg2289
    @rinavanrensburg2289 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Jo. I will definitely give the routine a try.

  • @dawnhopkins5495
    @dawnhopkins5495 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this...I've just discovered your videos and they've been so helpful.

  • @simplyaj4006
    @simplyaj4006 Рік тому

    I've tried this routine. It will be apart of my morning routine.
    I find it helpful. Thank you!

  • @almashapaka4678
    @almashapaka4678 Рік тому

    I will definitely try this. ❤

  • @annaolejasz7597
    @annaolejasz7597 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you❣️I will try this❤️

  • @tracyroman9254
    @tracyroman9254 Рік тому

    Yes I will try it.

  • @aditichawla476
    @aditichawla476 11 місяців тому

    Will definitely try it out

  • @tracyroman9254
    @tracyroman9254 Рік тому

    Yes I will try it

  • @christinagutierrez7694
    @christinagutierrez7694 Рік тому

    I'm going to try it

  • @derekherbert5701
    @derekherbert5701 2 роки тому

    Will start tomorrow am.

  • @nocellphone
    @nocellphone Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this! I've found that the grief storms hit hardest in the mornings as I wake up back into the sometimes crushing reality of the changed landscape of my life after several significant losses. I'll definitely try the strategies you've offered! I'm writing a book on my personal experiences with grief and recovery and hope it would be ok to include some quotes from this video with proper attribution... 🙏 I look forward to exploring more of your content and am grateful for the work you're doing, thank you so much!

    • @grieftherapist
      @grieftherapist  Рік тому +1

      Yes please … share away… Grief takes a village. 🙏

  • @karenkleinmaier1019
    @karenkleinmaier1019 2 роки тому +2

    Mornings are hard. I have had a number of grieving events over the last couple of years that I have not allowed myself time and space to deal with the emotions involved. It has all just manifested as high anxiety. So glad I found your videos as I have experienced so much of what you have shared and I just got stuck in a down spiral of "what is wrong with me" and "why can't I shake this off". I still haven't even cried after my father died 2 years ago. I am trying to hold it all in and just feel anxious and like exploding in tears most of the time. Gonna try this routine tomorrow. Is crying considered a relaxation response like yawning for the vagus nerve? Do you have any advice on anger and resentment and the grief process. Can it stop the natural flow of grief?

  • @valeriebatchelor7013
    @valeriebatchelor7013 Рік тому

    Does make a difference thank you joe

  • @joanneconte1942
    @joanneconte1942 Рік тому

    I’ll try

  • @kelseyjowest9974
    @kelseyjowest9974 Рік тому

    I too, have breathing trouble. I didn’t even know it until I saw a naturopath and she told me to “breathe “…

  • @BellyLaugher
    @BellyLaugher Місяць тому

    Thanks very much for this❣If you can spare the time : I'm getting a negative hook on 'better days ahead'; my mind equates phrase w/leaving them behind (4 major losses in 14 mos w/2 to 6 mos between each), dismissing painful loss vs the phrase's intention of reassurance that this state won't last forever/l will be able to engage in my life w/out grief as the center. Any suggestions on an alternate phrase to bypass my mind & body's belly-drop sensation/fear response to the phrase, or should I keep trying it, and see if it dissipates? Thank you.

  • @boatergirl4811
    @boatergirl4811 2 місяці тому

    8 weeks since I lost my sister. The morning anxiety is brutal . When does it go away?

  • @maureenhalliday
    @maureenhalliday Рік тому

    Thank you Jo. I will try this tomorrow ❤

  • @annekebrinkhof991
    @annekebrinkhof991 Рік тому

    Do you have a sugestion for when I go to sleep?
    Already afraid of waking up with pain in my body 😢

  • @LivingInFullEssence
    @LivingInFullEssence Рік тому

    Thank you for this video. Mornings are a very tough time. I get tripped up with the second affirmation of “better days” ahead. Will mu body respond even if my logical brain protests?

    • @grieftherapist
      @grieftherapist  Рік тому

      I believe our logical brains are designed to protect us..give it a try as a bit of research??If no shift happens after a while, find your own words that that hold some hope for some solace. 🙏🏻

  • @MADELENEC1
    @MADELENEC1 28 днів тому

    WAKE TO NOTHING