Grief feels existential, because humans do not exist psychologically in isolation
To lose someone is to lose part of the mirror through which the self was known
The need to understand ourselves when we are under the influence of grief has grown in need and complexity. .
The self is partially built through others. Grief reveals this with unbearable clarity.
When attachment is ruptured by loss, our world can become unintelligible.
We learn that we cannot process grief intellectually, it is almost entirely instinctual.
Grief is the destabilization of a socially sustained reality, in the absence of a social construct of grief
And because of that…grief often is experienced as the alteration of everything.
OFFERINGS
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INDIVIDUAL GRIEF THERAPY
Virtual or In-Home sessions in California/Greater Los Angeles areas for grief, existential pain, traumatic loss, identity rupture and life transitions.
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FAMILY GRIEF INTENSIVES
Extended sessions designed to support families navigating shared loss, conflict, disconnection and collective mourning. Greater Los Angeles areas.
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ONE-DAY GRIEF GATHERINGS
Small in-person gatherings integrating ritual, reflection, communal witnessing and grief tending practices. Greater Los Angeles areas.