There Was No Death, Yet I Was Grieving.

When my husband told me he was done with church I was devastated.  We had both grown up as members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints.  We did all the things members of our church typically do (weekly church attendance, baptism, seminary, missions, callings, tithing, Word Of Wisdom, and temple marriage).  I assumed we would teach our children the same things we had been brought up with.  Basically we would rinse and repeat, like the generations before us had done.  

His decision to leave the church a few years into our marriage, was not what I planned on.  There was so much pain.  This shift in our lives felt similar to the pain I had experienced with the loss of a loved one.  My mom died after years of sickness.  My brother unexpectedly died by suicide.  With my husbands faith transition, it felt like my hopes and dreams had died as well.  

Grief is not exclusive to death.  Anytime there is a loss of an expected outcome, grief may show up.  Grief is the process of adapting to a significant loss.  We don't move on from grief, but we can move forward.  There is hope. If you are grieving because your life hasn't gone as you expected it to... I can help you.  I get it.  Email me and let's set up a free consultation.