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How to support someone through grief (do’s & don’ts)
Grief is defined as deep sorrow. Many associate grief to death, but this can be any loss. A breakup, a season of life changing, even in conjunction with happy times such as getting married, but leaving our childhood hometown, or having a baby, but knowing you will miss your life before children. Grief is relative and comes and goes in our lives at various points in time. We will go through many waves of grief, as well as those around us throughout our lifetime.
How to know if you’re making progress in therapy?
Whether you’re heading into your first therapy session or you’ve been in counseling for years, it’s important to have an awareness of if it’s actually WORKING. Are you able to pinpoint ways that you have actually grown or changed? What can you do today that you couldn’t do a year ago?
The way in which you and your therapist establish landmarks in your treatment plan can make or break your overall experience and motivation.