Summary:
On this episode of Taking a Walk with Resiliency, Ashley talks listeners through some of the implications of our culture of instant gratification and not being willing to let the grief process run its natural course. There is an element of narcissism in this “emotional drive-thru” culture that permeates social media – and consequently society as a whole – where it is assumed that all people grieve like you grieve and everyone should be able to quickly get over their loss and get back to engaging with their friends’ statuses.
This expectation is not fair and it creates an unhealthy system of emotional processing, especially for an emotion as deep and painful as grief. Far be it from us to judge how others handle their grief or to project our own opinions of how they should be behaving in the aftermath of the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a job, a dream, or anything deeply personal. Everyone grieves differently, and the most important thing is for us to empathize with their pain and support them as they work through their process.
Pointing out to someone who has just experienced a loss that death is a part of life is not helpful at all, and could even be hurtful. However, this inevitability can be helpful for you to recognize and comprehend as you consider how you are living. Are you taking things or people for granted? How do you want to be remembered? How could you have a bigger impact? What do you need to say to those who mean so much to you? What do they need to hear?

Topics Covered in this Episode:
•Taking your life back
•“Emotional drive-thrus”
•Grief and loss
•Natural process of grieving
•Showing empathy and understanding for others
•Being mindful of what you say
•Intentionally living every moment

Key Quotes:
•“Everyone deserves a ‘hello’ and a ‘goodbye.’”
•“We live in a world full of instant gratification.”
•“The reality is: when you lose someone you love, there is going to be a natural process for healing.”
•“Pain is pain.”
•“Everybody experiences life in their own way.”
•“Death in and of itself means that what once was no longer is.”
•“Death does not feel natural.”
•“Love and pride do not fit in the same sentence.”
•“Stop sweating the small stuff.”

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