{"id":8185,"date":"2023-10-16T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8185"},"modified":"2023-10-16T18:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:11:07","slug":"5-things-to-do-in-the-face-of-collective-grief-from-a-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8185","title":{"rendered":"5 Things To Do In The Face Of Collective Grief, From A Therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_1200,h_674\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/bf1udfug1k66mmnjh.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div end=\"false\">\n<p>Grief is a universal human experience, especially when it&#8217;s a collective grief we can all feel. And in those moments, in order for us to do our part in the world, we must also take care of ourselves. You can&#8217;t pour from an empty cup, and as grief and trauma therapist <a href=\"https:\/\/ginamoffa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/ginamoffa.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gina Moffa, LCSW<\/a> tells mindbodygreen. Collective trauma impacts everything down to our nervous system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With loss, there&#8217;s a profound full body experience we don&#8217;t fully understand,&#8221; she explains, adding, &#8220;Society&#8217;s always equated grief with the loss of a loved one, but it&#8217;s really triggered by so many things, and it can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/8-common-grieving-rhythms\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/8-common-grieving-rhythms\" rel=\"noopener\">incredibly deeply personal<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grief can be thought of as the felt loss of anything that is significant or important to us, according to Moffa, who recently authored <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RYh1MB\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RYh1MB\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Moving on Doesn&#8217;t Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide To Navigating Loss<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;Even the loss of safety\u2014and that can can come from collective stuff, even if it&#8217;s not necessarily happening near us,&#8221; she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Moffa recommends to her clients who are feeling the impact of collective trauma and grief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grief is a universal human experience, especially when it&#8217;s a collective grief we can all feel. And in those moments, in order for us to do our part in the world, we must also take care of ourselves. 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