Shira Shore -- Resources

Realize and recognize the loss
Take time for nature's slow, sure, stuttering process of healing
Give yourself massive doses of restful relaxation and routine busy-ness
Know that powerful, overwhelming feelings will lessen with time
Be vulnerable, share your pain and be humble enough to accept support
Surround yourself with LIFE: plants, animals, children, friends, etc.
Use momentos to help your mourning process, not to cling to the past
Avoid rebound relationships, big decisions and anything addictive
Keep a diary and record successes, memories and struggles
Prepare for change, new interests, new friends, solitude, creativity and growth
Recognize that forgiveness (of ourselves and others) is a vital part of the healing process
Know that the holidays and anniversary dates can bring up the painful feelings you thought you had successfully worked through
Realize that any new death-related crisis will bring up feelings about past losses


	Suggestions for Healing When left with an empty or breaking heart... Realize and recognize the loss Take time for nature's slow, sure, stuttering process of healing Give yourself massive doses of restful relaxation and routine busy-ness Know that powerful, overwhelming feelings will lessen with time Be vulnerable, share your pain and be humble enough to accept support Surround yourself with LIFE: plants, animals, children, friends, etc. Use momentos to help your mourning process, not to cling to the past Avoid rebound relationships, big decisions and anything addictive Keep a diary and record successes, memories and struggles Prepare for change, new interests, new friends, solitude, creativity and growth Recognize that forgiveness (of ourselves and others) is a vital part of the healing process Know that the holidays and anniversary dates can bring up the painful feelings you thought you had successfully worked through Realize that any new death-related crisis will bring up feelings about past losses