For the past 25 years, I have worked with thousands of grievers. I have sat with widows and widowers, the young and the old. I have offered tissues to bereaved parents in their inconsolable grief. I have normalized, educated, listened to and championed those grievers who, through tremendous pain, still engaged with life.
In the decades since my book Transcending Loss was published, the grieving process has not changed. As I interact with grievers from around the world, I am reminded of the universality of grief. And though each person has their own journey, still they share many common experiences.
Yet, still, I see and hear so much misinformation and confusion around grief. Principally, this comes from the widely-held myths that grief should be easy, that grief should be short, that grief has closure, that people should get on with their lives unchanged and that ongoing connection with the deceased…
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jmgoyder 
What an enlightening post, Julie.
So well written.
Thanks for reblogging this article and sharing it with us (your followers).
I hardly ever do the reblog thing but had to this time.
Julie, This is very important, I reblogged it as well. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Take care, Bill
It’s good isn’t it.
Thank you for sharing this, Julie. These are truths that we all need to know. xo
Tersia (who I reblogged here) is an amazing person.
Very powerful…and so true..
I didn’t really ‘get it’ until recently that I was grieving.
I can understand that – though when that awareness hits, it’s like a tsunami in the heart..
Thank you dear, it was so nice. Love, nia
Thanks for sharing Jules 🙂
That was very much worth sharing. Excellent and on target. Thanks, Julie.
Thank you for this.
Excellent and important reblog, Julie.