What to Keep and Not Keep
In a way, grief that heals is a process of sorting through physical and emotional stuff. Sometimes it’s referred to as grief work. We need to face what we will keep and what we will let go of.
Grief Complications for this Caregiver
At the time I only wanted to distance myself from my mother. I had become unconsciously enmeshed with her as I cared for her over the years. Due to her emotional dependency on me throughout my entire life, I craved space from her. Parting with her boxes of photo albums, and files of papers seemed to provide the autonomy I longed for.