Category: "Emotional Needs"
Where Did the Tragic News of Oscar Taveras Death Impact Your Body?
November 03, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | No Comments
How many news accounts of Oscar Taveras death did you read? How many times did your brain see the story as you were listening to the reports? Your brain does not know the difference between what is real and what is imagined. Cortisol, a steroid hormone, is released in response to day-to-day activity when waking […]
Why Sharing Your Grief Story Makes a Difference
October 15, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | No Comments
Have you ever heard someone sharing their story and all of a sudden you make a connection? “Hey, that happened to me too.?” There is a relief, a real sigh as your body relaxes because you ‘got’ what they were saying. Their story was your story. In the Grief Relief Workshop, people tell their stories […]
How Much Do You Love Yourself?
October 07, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | No Comments
What if the only reason for this journey of life was to learn to love, cherish and adore youself no matter what was happening in your life? What if a simple phrase could remind you throughout the day to do so? How often do you choose healthy foods, exercise and get deep, long […]
When Grief Appears in the Tapestry of your Life
September 23, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | 2 Comments
Each and everyone of us is going to experience grief. Grief is a natural consequence of loss. There is little grief as a result of misplacing something which may last moments, minutes or days. There is grief that lasts longer and consumes our attention for days or weeks. When someone blocks us from […]
We Must Feel It to Heal It
November 12, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | 1 Comment
No one is exempt from grief. It’s a natural consequence of life. But did you know that grief lives in your body? Unprocessed grief is the hidden source of many of our body issues. It can cause us to lose sleep, lack focus, get sick, age quickly and lose motivation. Grief can keep on unwanted […]
Our Final Christmas with Dad?
October 15, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | 1 Comment
Have you ever felt sad, thinking about your parent who is here today, but might be gone soon? How about your beloved dog, who you know won’t live forever and you’re grieving his demise right now? This is called Anticipatory Grief. As humans, we often find safety in preparing for the worst. We’re notorious for […]
The Body Tells the Truth
November 28, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | No Comments
“The body tells the truth.” ~ Ilana Rubenfeld Where does grief live in your body? Recently a client discovered grief in their hip. The image that came up was of a large block of raw meat. “Raw-like?” I inquired. Grief can be so raw we can’t even touch it, just like a big cube of […]
The Unmet Emotional Needs: Name Them and Claim Them
November 11, 2023 | Georgena Eggleston | No Comments
The three unmet emotional needs that you will experience as a grieving parent are powerlessness, yearning and longing for your child and the fear that people will forget your child. By naming these, you can then begin to claim the opposite of each one of them. So with powerlessness, one can feel powerless knowing that […]
Georgena Eggleston
My transformation from speech-language pathologist to Grief Practitioner was a journey of learning to connect with my bodymind and turning the Divine Doorknob to reunite with my Life Force - my Higher Consciousness, my Deepest Self.
My Gentle Paradigm of embracing grief unfolded as I experienced the losses of my parents, business, home and the suicides of my brother and teenaged son in only seven years. Later releasing a marriage of nearly four decades allowed more grieving. This helped me to become a model of someone who has successfully moved through grief of many kinds and led to my embracing the title of Grief Practitioner.