#319 Handling Grief From the Loss of a Loved One While Wedding Planning with Dr. Mekel Harris

Dr. Mekel Harris is a licensed psychologist and health services provider who specializes in grief and loss. While we hope and pray none of you have to deal with this while planning, Dr. Harris joins Michelle and listener Jamie to talk about tools and strategies to sort through grief at such an emotionally heightened and exciting time.

Big Takeaways
Choosing not to share your grief can exacerbate your symptoms and the intensity of the feelings. Allowing people to show up for you, and telling them specifically what you need is so necessary in the coping and healing processes.
It’s okay to ask a grieving person what they need.
A wedding can be a beautiful time to memorialize those who are no longer with us, but do so in a way that will not feel too heavy or invasive of your happy day. Your loved ones would absolutely want your wedding to be a beautiful, happy celebration. It’s also okay to have sad moments. Life happens. Your feelings are valid.
Links We Referenced
mekelharrisphd.com
instagram.com/drmekel
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