Episode 68. 7 Steps to Healing Loss & Bereavement. Part 3

Step 5. Start planning your future without your loved one. This can bring up a lot of guilt, so be prepared to deal with that. Will you stay at the same job? Are you in a situation to take time off? If so, take as much time off as you can so can make a decision from a place of clarity and not distress. What is the best thing to do for your kids? Can you work part-time? You may want to enter another relationship for comfort or maybe to bring a level of stability back to your family. Take your time with this decision too and start by trying to find what you're looking for within yourself before trying to find it externally.

Step 6. Start to discover who you truly are without your loved one. Much of what you thought you knew about yourself was through the eyes of your relationship with your loved one and all other relationships for that matter. This will change and so you have the opportunity to delve deeper into your soul to start discovering who you truly are without these external influences. Find out what makes you happy, what inspires you, what makes your soul sing, and start down that path.

Step 7. Be your authentic self and be prepared to release all those you no longer resonate with. As you delve deeper into your journey of self-discovery you will realise that your circle of friends will change. Be true to yourself and don't let doubt or guilt stop you from following the path you're meant to be on.