Trauma, grief and loss – healing at your own pace

Shock, trauma, loss and grief: what is normal after a painful event, signs of PTSD, and gentle ways to heal and support someone who is grieving.

Chapters on this topic

What remains when the event is over : Grief is love in a new tense. Trauma is what the nervous system learned.

The Road That Kept Coming Back – Imran, thirty-five, a delivery driver in Lucknow, survived a night-time road accident in which his friend was badly hurt. For the first few days…
Six Months Since Ashok – Lakshmi, sixty-two, lost her husband Ashok six months ago in Coimbatore. At first neighbours filled the house and she was too busy to feel.…
The House Where She Always Listened – Nadia, twenty-six, works as a designer in Birmingham. She is talented but exhausted by relationships. As a child she grew up in a home…
When the Water Came – Ravi, eight, lives in a village in Assam. Last monsoon, the river flooded the house in the night, and the family had to wade…
Standing Beside Ana – Ana, thirty, a nurse in Lisbon, was attacked on her way home from a late shift. She was not seriously injured and told the…
Arun, Age 32 – Arun survived a terrifying road accident. After a few weeks, his broken bones healed and his physical scars faded, so everyone assumed he was…

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.3 – The afflictions are ignorance, I-making, attachment, aversion, and clinging to life.