Two Simple Ways to Release Grief
"One of the primary reasons in the West is because we've privatized it. If we don't have a community to witness the process as so many cultures before us did, we risk falling into depression or despair. If we don't grieve enough, we risk suppressing the grief. According to Francis Weller, suppression risks health problems or volatile emotions like anger."
In this thoughtful essay Cynthia Li differentiates between pain and grief, and shares two simple rituals to release grief and welcome joy.