Jillian Hart Counselling

"There is no typical response to loss because there is no typical loss- our grief is as individual as our lives" - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross This quote stuck out to me as I prepped for presenting a workshop on grief to residents at Tapestry Wesbook Village today. Grieving takes time, and effort, and cannot be rushed or fit in a prescribed formula. Each relationship we have in life is different- how I grieve my dog may be completely different than how you do, because of the value and/or meaning placed in that relationship. This is why some losses hit us harder than others, whether it is loss of a person, of an ability, of a season, a job, change in relationship or illness. Let us remember to hold space for one another's grief however it looks.

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Asking someone about suicide will not make them suicidal, so reach out, be open, and have a frank conversation. You could... help save a life. Check out our fact sheet to learn more about risk factors, signs to look out for, and how psychological treatments can reduce or resolve thoughts of suicide and prevent suicide behaviour. http://bit.ly/CPAsuicide

Be encouraged, though you may not see progress/change, things are happening.

Hope is an attitude of pure possibility. Where there is a chance that the possibility we are desiring for can happen, then we can have hope. We have to choose hope and choose it daily.