Chelsea Hanson > Quotes

“When the raw pain is so unbearable and unbelievable, you may wonder if you can go on. But, you can, and will. And life can be good again—when you work at it."

"It’s a conscious choice to decide to move through grief, mourn the loss of the person you love, and heal.”
― Chelsea Hanson, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief

“Grief is not a disease, a mental or emotional disorder, a bad attitude or perspective, or a misbehavior or sin. Grief does not need to be cured, diagnosed and medicated out of existence, fixed, recovered from, or avoided. Grieving people are not sick, broken, or crazy. Mourners are simply experiencing a natural, human response to the loss of a person due to death. —Larry Barber, The Grief Minister”
― Chelsea Hanson, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: 7 Essential Practices for Healing Grief

“It’s a conscious choice to decide to move through grief, mourn the loss of the person you love, and heal. – Chelsea Hanson, author of The Sudden Loss Survival Guide”
― Chelsea Hanson, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief

“At first, you have these overwhelming feelings of loss and grief. The sadness is heavy and unbearable. You are riding on a debilitating roller coaster of despair, rage, disbelief, and sleepless nights. You wonder if your pain will ever end. You question why no one understands and what to do next. Focusing on anything—anything at all, let alone meaningful—seems impossible. This is normal. You’re grieving and you’re allowed to…no, encouraged to grieve. Give yourself permission to mourn in your own way.”
― Chelsea Hanson, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: 7 Essential Practices for Healing Grief

“You can never forget the person who died. It’s impossible. You can, however, release the pain and remember the deep love. You can continue to love the deceased while living. – Chelsea Hanson, author of The Sudden Loss Survival Guide”
― Chelsea Hanson, The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief

“Time along with effort, the intention to heal, and the conscious action to mourn will gradually bring peace instead of pain.”
― Chelsea Hanson