Grieving the Living | A Meditation for Complicated Loss

This meditation is for those of you carrying a loss that the world doesn't always see. You're mourning someone who is still breathing, still walking the earth, still alive somewhere - but they're gone to you.
Maybe it's a relationship that ended. Maybe it's someone lost to addiction or illness or choices that took them far from you. Maybe it's a parent who's here but not really here anymore. Maybe it's a friend who became a stranger. Maybe it's even a version of yourself that no longer exists.
This is a grief without a funeral. Without casseroles delivered to your door or sympathy cards in the mail. People tell you "at least they're still alive" as if that makes it hurt less. But you know the truth - sometimes the hardest losses are the ones where the person keeps breathing while the relationship dies.
Today, we hold space for this complicated, tender grief. We honor it as real, as valid, as worthy of being mourned. You're allowed to grieve the living. You're allowed to mourn what's gone while accepting what is. You're allowed to love them and let them go at the same time.

🕊️ What You'll Experience:

Acknowledgment of grief that has no socially accepted space
Sacred directions to hold you through this tender work
Permission to feel the full spectrum of your loss
Guided acceptance practice (without forcing yourself to be "over it")
Compassionate space for the contradictions of loving and letting go

This meditation is approximately 25 minutes.

Please Note: This meditation is designed for spiritual and emotional support, but it is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are experiencing acute grief, depression, or emotional crisis, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional. This practice may bring up intense emotions - please honor where you are and pause if needed.


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