To be human is to experience loss.

To experience loss is to know grief. 

 

After working in the hospital setting for close to a decade, some of the big transitions that I specialize in are receiving a medical diagnosis and coping with the full picture of physical and emotional symptoms that come with that. I also work with the experience of grief in all of its forms. So often we think of grief in terms of witnessing the death of a loved one. Yet grief can arise in all stages of life, the transition from school and home to the working world, a big move across country or shift in careers, the end of a relationship, or the loss of health or fertility. All of these experiences can have the same intense effects as the death of a loved one, yet many of them are often dismissed.  

 

That’s where HeartSpace Wellness Studio can help. The practices of art therapy, brainspotting, mindfulness, and yoga can create a safe and supportive space to express, process, and understand the sometimes seemingly insurmountable effects of grief. They can provide a much needed guide to caring for ourselves, reconnecting with others, and ultimately moving through these unimaginable moments feeling less alone.