One of the most profound and often challenging aspects of grief is witnessing its impact on those we love, especially our spouse. I remember feeling a deep sense of helplessness watching the pain consume Jen.

As we approach the end of this journey together, we want to pause and sincerely honor you. The path of grief is often long and arduous, and your willingness to engage with it, to grow through the pain, is truly admirable.

As we continue our exploration of healing, the realm of relationships with others comes into focus. This is often a complex landscape, a place where our deep need for connection intersects with the reality that many struggle to understand and support those who are grieving.

As we continue our journey through grief, the next vital relationship to explore is the one we have with ourselves.

As we continue our journey toward healing, a central truth emerges: our deepest wounds occur in relationship, and our most profound healing also unfolds within connection.

We're now going to discuss the well-known five stages of grief. As we walk through these, it's crucial to remember that everyone's experience and how these stages manifest are incredibly personal.

We've explored the emotional and neurological shifts that occur within us during grief. Now, let's discuss the crucial aspect of how we navigate this journey forward.

Grief profoundly impacts our brains. If your thoughts feel "off," know this is a normal neurological response to significant loss. God has designed our brains to engage with this intense experience.

One of the first and most unsettling emotions of grief is its sheer foreignness. It feels fundamentally wrong, like an experience we were never meant to endure, a reality that clashes with our deepest sense of how things should be.