According to article, in our modern day society, one of the jor roadblocks to grieving is that many of us feel that we can not publicly express our grief. They note that in some cultures and religions, the bereaved person isn't supposed to do anything for a week, or even longer. In today's corporate world, however, employees are barely given three days off, regardless of how close their relationship to the deceased. They are expected to go right back

to work. The problem, according to Rodale and Stocker, is that our culture emphasizes an image of strength and courage during hard times. Hence, people do not feel they can reveal their grief and so, they keep all of their pain inside them. According to Dr. Dworkin, affiliate professor of psychology

reactions are normal become frightened. The fear of losing control leads them to shut down, suppressing the emotions to avoid feeling them. They quote Dr. Dworkin who states that "We don't accept that part of the grief process normally includes a lot of pain, and we have to allow it." (Page 2) The writers say that in order to cope with the pain, people need to feel that they are in a safe, supportive environment and have a supportive listener whom they can trust.

The article says that finding listeners to talk to, however, can be a difficult task. They say this is difficult because friends withdraw, fearing they might say the wrong thing or they start dispensing advice instead of just listening. Friends usually want to help; it's just that they don't have an idea about what to do. The

This will help in the process of grieving, but sometimes it is not enough. Rodale and Stocker note that spending time in nature can help you feel better because in nature you can see that death is neither wrong, bad, nor wonderful. It is just part of the natural process that occurs during life. Nature makes loss acceptable. Instead of being angry and upset at our loss, we can focus on

healing from that loss. This helps to take away the feeling of isolation. When this occurs, we are able to make progress in the grieving process.

Rodale and Stocker believe that feelings of grie

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