Recently, I heard a news report about 3 young daughters who were murdered by their father and saw the impact their deaths had on the faces of the people who knew this family. The death of a child is often felt community wide and as you will see in this webinar can have profound effects on one's health.
One of the very first things the chaplain said to our family after the loss of our daughter was the importance of drinking lots of fluid. He said this because when a person grieves they forget the simple thing of knowing that they are thirsty. Not staying hydrated will lead to other health problems. The speaker in this 60 minute webinar is a career nurse who understands the grief process not only from a professional standpoint, but also because she actually went through it when she and her husband loss their 21 year old daughter in a tragic car accident.
I think what she has to say about grief will help the newly bereaved to better maintain their health while they go through the grief process. I encourage you to listen to this nurse as she describes the grief process from a health perspective and things you can do to monitor the hormonal changes that are occurring in your body when grief is encountered.
As a Christian I had a hard time when she put the plug in for practicing Yoga, but she used this as an illustration to talk about the importance of practicing the deep breathing exercises which are needed to expel the toxins that are accumulating in the body during the grief process.
I do believe the things that she has to say about grief are important concepts to know and following through with some of her suggestions will protect you from more serious health issues..
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