Grief: What Everyone Should Know | Tanya Villanueva Tepper | TEDxUMiami

How do you handle grief? How do you respond to others’ grief? Tanya Tepper discusses her grief over her fiancé’s death and how it has affected her life. Tepper recounts stories and memories of how others treated her and others because of their grief. Sharing her wisdom about grieving, Tepper talks about the misconceptions and misunderstanding she has encountered that surround our idea of what grief is. Tanya is the 9/11 widow living happily “even" after who is featured in the Peabody award-winning documentary, Rebirth, which has a permanent home at the National September 11th Museum. Tanya is a senior advisor and speaker for the nonprofit
organization Project Rebirth, and uses the film to give audiences a personal connection to September 11th while inspiring hope and encouraging resilience to those who are coping with grief and trauma.
Tanya is also a member of the Advisory Board for Soaring Spirits International, which brings peer-based programs to the widowed community. Each year, Tanya delivers hope, comfort, and laughter through her workshops at Camp Widow, a weekend-long gathering of widows from around the world.
Tanya has written for the Huffington Post and loves her life in Miami with her husband Ray, two young daughters, and their baby bearded dragon.
For more information please visit www.tanyavtepper.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @janaruhl7313
    @janaruhl7313 Жыл бұрын

    “Grief, I've learned, is really just love. It's all the love you want to give, but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” -Jamie Anderson

  • @rothutbiene

    @rothutbiene

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing - maybe it helps someone to ease the pain of loosing a loved one! 😊

  • @aquarian4reals

    @aquarian4reals

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🙏 Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @rmurphy3435

    @rmurphy3435

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes it most definitely is, the love for my wife who passed a few months ago is ever present and all powerful.

  • @97warlock

    @97warlock

    6 ай бұрын

    anylizing it doesnt make it any easier

  • @janaruhl7313

    @janaruhl7313

    6 ай бұрын

    @@97warlock nothing makes grief any easier but some people feel the need to express emotions and maybe find common ground with others.

  • @jamesscarcelli4309
    @jamesscarcelli43095 жыл бұрын

    no one can fathom the feeling of grief unless it happens to them..it is an actual physical pain..

  • @Listening4n0w

    @Listening4n0w

    4 жыл бұрын

    SOOO TRUE!!!

  • @elisabilauca2493

    @elisabilauca2493

    4 жыл бұрын

    James Scarcelli so very true

  • @Checkersss

    @Checkersss

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very true.

  • @gailsmith5231

    @gailsmith5231

    4 жыл бұрын

    James Scarcelli As well as the physical pain, the loneliness is what gets you as well

  • @savahbejin7511

    @savahbejin7511

    3 жыл бұрын

    She died at sixteen in a car accident...my daughter. Eight years ago. We don’t move on. We just float through the rest of our lives in a fog of grief. Grief Hangover.

  • @daphnec4016
    @daphnec4016 Жыл бұрын

    I will NEVER be over losing my favorite person.

  • @netterz3411
    @netterz34112 жыл бұрын

    Only 2 months after my mom died I got the comment "I'm getting really worried about you" like I was crazy for still being so upset..( of course from someone who never lost a parent.) I also lost my dad 13 years before my mom died so when my mom died it also brought back the loss of my father because now I lost both parents and I felt so alone. People expect us to just get over it after the funeral.. we never get over it, we just have to move on because that's the only choice we have. I've learned I have to keep my grief to myself for the most part because if you don't people will just think theirs something wrong with you, which is sad. Life is so short and it's scary how fast someone can be here one minute and gone the next so don't take anyone in your life for granted.

  • @sakshinemade3389

    @sakshinemade3389

    Жыл бұрын

    Heyy I need help recently my grandmother has passed and I was Soo close to her.... How to deal with it.... Just not believing what had happened

  • @Bnice2any1

    @Bnice2any1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sakshinemade3389 I lost all my grandparents, miscarried, one of my besties… What I realised is that we cannot move on from grief, but we can try our best to move forward with the pain of our losses. What I found helpful whenever I’m feeling upset, I just have a good cry, so if I want to cry … I won’t force myself to stop crying, if we can laugh to something funny or smile whenever we’re happy…. We can also cry, all emotions can not be ignored. We don’t have to feel okay all the time, it’s normal for us to still miss people that we’re so close to. They were in our lives, almost every day/ week until they died. It’s totally normal and okay to miss them! I find that talking to strangers or new friends (weekly) that are also grieving helps me to move forward. You don’t have to keep all the sad feelings in, you don’t have to go through this alone. Try to find a few people (or just one person if you prefer) who are similar to your age (if you prefer) that has also lost their loved one. Make sure to do some simple self care that is manageable, make sure you eat something simple but healthy even though you don’t feel hungry. Healthy balanced food will make our mood a little better too. Please sleep whenever you can, I find Magnesium supplements helpful. I can fall asleep faster with the supplement, and it relaxes my muscles so I can rest better at night. There are gonna be some days where you feel like you’re doing better, and somedays all you want to do is cry and sleep… that’s okay, and normal. Don’t feel guilty for feeling really sad on some days / months. Life is full of ups and downs, we can learn to accept & embrace the downs as much as the ups. Best wishes🌱

  • @snowf52lake

    @snowf52lake

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bnice2any1 Thank you. I'm so sorry about your losses.

  • @LtRee96se

    @LtRee96se

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. It is a physical pain that no one understands. And we have to keep silent or be judged by everyone. I just hate my life.

  • @mattparr3038

    @mattparr3038

    Жыл бұрын

    Iknow exactly what you mean.. 🤝

  • @robertortega32
    @robertortega322 жыл бұрын

    My beautiful wife passed away 1 week ago she just turned 50 we were married for 29 years I miss her so much she was also my best friend

  • @latkagravas986

    @latkagravas986

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤😥,👍---Yep, sorry bro Robert. Hand in there...I lost my wife too 2yrs ago at 53, she/we had tons more to go.

  • @LtRee96se
    @LtRee96se Жыл бұрын

    People often say that you grieve by stages; denial, bargaining, anger, acceptance. That model was designed for cancer patients, not regular people with different issues. Too often, people are not kind to those who grieve. They want us to act as we did before the loss. But grief changes you. Every time lose someone, you change.

  • @Lena-yj4il
    @Lena-yj4il3 жыл бұрын

    After the death of my mother I felt empty for a veryyyy long time. Half of me left with her forever ....

  • @raew5263

    @raew5263

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is my journey as well. I’m gutted. Such a profound loss for me as we were close. No one else really understands. It’s the worst event of my life + so disorienting. All I do is cry 😢 I miss her so much.

  • @amandarubyslippers1576

    @amandarubyslippers1576

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have just lost my beautiful mam in the last month, my heart is broken. A part of me died that day, I've never experienced a loss like this. I dread things I once loved like Christmas, my birthday etc. I know life will never be the same again.

  • @foreverautumn63
    @foreverautumn633 жыл бұрын

    Grief is very personal and takes as long as it takes for every single person.❤️

  • @strawberryfields9762

    @strawberryfields9762

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed; I just lost my mother from brain cancer today; it’ll take me as long as it’ll take me

  • @foreverautumn63

    @foreverautumn63

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@strawberryfields9762 I’m very sorry for your loss. It’s so hard to lose our mothers and all I can say is be very gentle with yourself.💜

  • @latkagravas986

    @latkagravas986

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤😥,👍---Yep

  • @tapatia328
    @tapatia3289 ай бұрын

    The pain is real my chest hurts and I feel like I cant breathe.. stomach hurts and it feels surreal . Im still in shock..😢 my dad and were similar in character and clashed but made up later or moved on from a disagreement.. Dad was a social butterly and I just wish our relationship was better. I will miss him however I know hes fishing in gods beautiful crystal clear lakes with his best friend . I ❤ you dad!

  • @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    Ай бұрын

    YOUR DAD IS AT PEACE RESTING AND IM SURE HE'S WATCHING OVER YOU. GOD BLESS YOUR HEART.❤

  • @MayraGalland

    @MayraGalland

    13 күн бұрын

    Just lost my daddy barely a month ago. This is exactly how I feel. Struggling to breathe, chest pain, body aches. Overall depressed. I had lived away for the last 18 years but I loved him so dearly and saw him last just 2 months prior for his 75th birthday celebration. My heart is truly aching but I feel so forced to act normal 🥺

  • @Mindy56743
    @Mindy567433 жыл бұрын

    Sharing is so hard because no one knows how it feels. I just feel like I am a ship that has lost the engine and the ruder. It has been 8 days and we had been married for 25 years.

  • @raew5263

    @raew5263

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. I’m in the sea of sorrow w/ no sight of land. It’s very disorienting 😢

  • @martyj3215
    @martyj32152 жыл бұрын

    I lost my girlfriend about a year ago.I guess I died with her.I can’t imagine life without her.I still cry every day and I miss her every second of every day. RIP Kiki We will fly together one day baby

  • @JWebb-jp2vh
    @JWebb-jp2vh4 жыл бұрын

    It never EVER ends....I thought it would...I was horribly WRONG...

  • @ShinobiWinds

    @ShinobiWinds

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought it would end as well. The feeling I have always had is feeling like I’m forgetting something or I’ve lost an item I really need but can’t seem to find. Catching yourself laughing in the moment you stop and instantly feel guilty. A part of you has been stolen forever and you feel powerless. I don’t know your loss and what you are going through but just know you don’t go through it alone. All over the world you have many to relate to and just know we are thoughtful of each other. Hope the pain eases and one day you can be lifted again. May peace be with you. 🙏

  • @robinhiltz3968
    @robinhiltz39683 жыл бұрын

    My mom died November 18, 2018 and my grief still goes on. RIP

  • @joann1234

    @joann1234

    Жыл бұрын

    Robin Hiltz,,,my condolences with the loss of your mom. I hear you,,,my grief is still fresh.. My hubby of 38 years passed last year on November 11'th,2022...😢😢😢😢

  • @Stringbender666

    @Stringbender666

    6 ай бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @Production791
    @Production7915 жыл бұрын

    Move on from what and to? When you lose someone you love, more than life itself, it rips the soul out of you...love does not stop just because they have died...it remains...grief overtakes it's expression, because that love IS grief with no where do go. It takes time to learn to live without, life is never the same ...people say the most insensitive things, and until it happens to them, there can be no understanding...I've learnt to hide my loving grief for my son, I tuck it quietly in my heart and protect it with every painful beat.

  • @kathleenlee4308

    @kathleenlee4308

    5 жыл бұрын

    I do know how you feel I lost my son four years ago I will never be the same ever

  • @brucetennyson5035

    @brucetennyson5035

    4 жыл бұрын

    JulesAka ❤️

  • @brendadrumm9708

    @brendadrumm9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    What u have said has made me cry I couldn't put it better myself time means nothing I've lost a daughter and son a few yrs ago yr half apart nothing on earth can make me feel any better the hurt the longing is there from the moment I open my eyes until I try to close them what sort of mother would move on as said move on to where. The meaning of life left when they did God bless u x

  • @janicepringlecleaning

    @janicepringlecleaning

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's hard to move on from someone you will love and miss for the rest of your life. I know this because My love for my son will never stop. I guess I will mourn for him always because my love will never die.

  • @dominikhirt4590

    @dominikhirt4590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I've lost the love of my life as well. As I understand it, not Love is Grief, but grief in its center, is the love we've had for our loved ones. Our love doesn't stop, but we must accept that the love is not reciprocated, and that is what we must learn to live with aswell.

  • @robertherlick8554
    @robertherlick8554 Жыл бұрын

    When my 14 year old son died in 2009, I experienced many comments from various people. My mother told me she didn’t feel sorry for him. A few years later, a co-worker made fun of me because my son died. Two shining examples of humanity at its best. Those comments were so hurtful, and I’ve never come to terms with them.

  • @ebb.D

    @ebb.D

    10 ай бұрын

    You have to let it go as they don't understand how it is.

  • @ebb.D

    @ebb.D

    10 ай бұрын

    I went through alot of silly people but time thought me that people say silly things and sometimes they don't mean it or just don't understand simple as. Love sent to you and your beautiful deceased son ❤

  • @MrGibo2000
    @MrGibo20004 жыл бұрын

    My beautiful Wife passed away 3 months ago. Ive never experienced such pain and heartbreak in my Life before. The sickening feeling in my stomach never goes away - it never ever leaves me.

  • @sarahconnor4757

    @sarahconnor4757

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oct 13, 2019 my beloved husband of 30 years went to Heaven. I know how you feel.

  • @samhardy2038

    @samhardy2038

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here.

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sarahconnor4757 I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @raew5263

    @raew5263

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too. I’m just devastated by the loss of my Mother. 😢

  • @davidrodriguez-by5qk

    @davidrodriguez-by5qk

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sarahconnor4757 my wife of 56 yrs. went to be with the lord oct 13 2021, it hurts so much.

  • @barron4755
    @barron47553 жыл бұрын

    Lost my Wife 10 Months ago - it's killing me - my Soul Bleeds everyday of my Life.

  • @samhardy2038

    @samhardy2038

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mine this last Christmas. 38 years. You know. What can I say. It just kills me.

  • @sweetcherryblossom9708

    @sweetcherryblossom9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    ❤️😪

  • @nancydaily383
    @nancydaily3833 жыл бұрын

    High school sweethearts- dated 4 years through high school, married 42 years, 5 sons and 13 grandchildren later and I am lost without him. I just never feel right anywhere I go. I feel so alone, even when with family, friends, church. I am not the same person. I will always be different. I don't know who I am anymore. I was privileged to be his caregiver for 16 months while he fought stage 4 lymphoma. I am so proud of the way that man fought, with everything he had, to beat it. I lost him Aug. 27th, 2020. I will always be so grateful he chose me to spend life with and how he taught me how to love. I miss you so much, at times, the pain is unbearable. I still feel numb most times. My mind doesn't work well yet. I am waiting to be able to cope. I miss you so terribly sweetheart! Thank you Tanya Villanueva Tepper for putting words to so many feelings.I pray the right people see this and know what NOT to say. God bless

  • @_BecX

    @_BecX

    3 жыл бұрын

    My thoughts are with you

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @AbbyGirl11

    @AbbyGirl11

    Жыл бұрын

    I lost my husband of 36 years and 10 months in July 2022. I was his full-time carer for six years. Even though I knew he was very I’ll, I was shocked to find intense, crippling pain overtaking me. I thought I was prepared, thought I would be okay as it wouldn’t be a surprise. I was so wrong. My heart ripped from my body and shattered. I wake every morning at the same time to watch again as he sinks to the floor dying as his heart finally gives up. I sob uncontrollably for hours. I texted my eldest son for some comfort on my wedding anniversary, he was busy and he still hasn’t called. People don’t understand the sheer loneliness, it’s frightening at times because you think you’re going insane. I’m appalled that people stay away, giving the excuse that they don’t want to intrude upon my grief. I know as each day passes, I will learn to live without him, that I will manage the pain. But for now it’s all too raw and all I see are empty days, weeks, years in front of me.

  • @helenbotelho285

    @helenbotelho285

    Жыл бұрын

    My gosh, your story sounds like mine. We started dating at 17 and 19, dated for 2 and were married 40 years June 2022. We have 4 sons and 5 grandchildren. He was diagnosed with Non-hodgkins Lymphoma in 2021 and passed away November 2022. I also, was his full-time caregiver and would have done it all over again. He was the most wonderful husband, father, grandfather and human being. I feel the same way as you do, lost and alone. I have support from my kids and family, but somehow I still feel alone. Prayer and going to church helps me get through, but everyday is a battle. I hang on to the thought that one day we will be together again. God Bless!

  • @joshuabensolomon711
    @joshuabensolomon7114 жыл бұрын

    I lost my partner July 2019. I watched this whole video crying because every word went through me. We both were just 22. I just turned 23, we were supposed to see 23 together.

  • @maeguerra4439

    @maeguerra4439

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joshua Solomon I’m so very sorry Joshua. I am praying for you. My husband of thirty one years passed in his sleep twenty years ago. I drew close to God and He has comforted and protected me all this time. I have purpose and meaning in my life that I never thought possible. You will too....it just takes time. Am I “over” my loss? I think of my husband and still love him all these years later. However, it’s remembering with less pain. God bless you and keep you.

  • @gabrielazeina1753

    @gabrielazeina1753

    4 жыл бұрын

    I understand you 100%...mine passed away 3 months ago...

  • @jananekumar4258

    @jananekumar4258

    3 жыл бұрын

    I get you. I lost my partner in January 2020. We were supposed to see 23 together too.

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gabrielazeina1753 I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @MrSalal420

    @MrSalal420

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Joshua, I lost my wife and my unborn baby girl 3 weeks ago. Im sure you know how tough it is to go through it, but since it has been some time since you commented here, I want to know. Does it get better with time? did it get better for you? please do let me know.

  • @Znarf2022
    @Znarf20222 жыл бұрын

    I just lost my nephew, in a tragic car accident. My sister is lost, my mother is broken, and his dad is a zombie. This helps. I will humbly share this with them. My heart goes out to those who are in pain, at this very moment. ❤️

  • @marilynbarnes8034
    @marilynbarnes80344 жыл бұрын

    I lost my dear husband nine months ago. This is the hardest thing I have ever been through. The pain is physical, crushing, disabling. I can't get motivated to do anything. I feel like I am frozen in time. I don't know how to live without him.

  • @brucetennyson5035

    @brucetennyson5035

    4 жыл бұрын

    I found the pain to be crushing and physical as well. Immobilizing...frozen in time....you describe it so well. These feelings will “lessen” as time goes on. I considered the pain to be commensurate with how much love I felt. A gift of sorts. (I lost my 2 kids in a car accident in 1999) I’m sorry. This is a great, true, talk she gives

  • @MichaelSmith-kd2zj

    @MichaelSmith-kd2zj

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Marilyn, have you heard of the Grief Recovery Method?

  • @christinemaddy6164

    @christinemaddy6164

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its 7 years now.. I lost my husband and i still cried when i think of him. Its a very individual situation how to handle our own! Its my own grief. True, grief will never end.. Me, i have tried support group, but its still doesn't work for me, but i do hope it will work for those who lost people they loved. What she said here, it's good..We dont have to let go the love and replaced another one..The pains is still with me. Am will keep doing my best each day!

  • @AymeeDonovan

    @AymeeDonovan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelSmith-kd2zj Hi my sister recommended this does it work

  • @WeepingWidowSueAna

    @WeepingWidowSueAna

    Жыл бұрын

    I am so sorry. I feel every word that you wrote. My husband died in August this year and it's been the worst year of my whole existence.

  • @BladeRunner-td8be
    @BladeRunner-td8be5 жыл бұрын

    I am in the process of losing my mother. Two strokes have left her with no speech and she is unable to feed herself. She is the only person who I ever really loved or that really loved me. It's been over a year now and she's still alive but as you can imagine it's very different now. As monumentally difficult as it is I now must adjust to a new normal that doesn't involve her. The way that I feel cannot be expressed in words. Each day I force myself to find things to be thankful for and I try to treat everyone I meet with kindness, listening to them and responding in such a way as to make them feel good. These two things have helped me cope, at least so far.

  • @yvonnerahui8729

    @yvonnerahui8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    john noe ..how are you doing now John? Have you had good support around you. I do hope so.

  • @Amanda3280h

    @Amanda3280h

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mom is dying too :( it is so painful I cant see my life without her in it

  • @BladeRunner-td8be

    @BladeRunner-td8be

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Amanda3280h I am so sorry for you and your mother and everyone in both your lives. There are no words I can say that would have any meaning here.

  • @saumyasood5425

    @saumyasood5425

    2 жыл бұрын

    How are you doing now? How is your mother? I know this feeling going through it with my grandpa. Everyone knows dying is inevitable but when something like this happens, it feels you're actually facing it way more closely now.

  • @qeytmyok2473

    @qeytmyok2473

    2 жыл бұрын

    How is she now? How are u coping with it? It must be exhausting for u taking care of her.also emotionally draining.l pray to God that things work out for u .meanwhile treasure her as much as u can hug her let her know you love her.i was busy for the last 4 days my mom passed away .I didn't do this things( hug her say thank u or sorry make her feel loved)I regret it now

  • @mammybelle7302
    @mammybelle73024 жыл бұрын

    For as long i have memories and love for my son, I'll always be haunted by grief. 💙🌸

  • @yvonnerahui8729

    @yvonnerahui8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mammy Belle ..so so sorry. May God bless you with His love peace & hope in Jesus.

  • @yvonnerahui8729

    @yvonnerahui8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Coco Cartoon ..and for you also I am so sorry for your pain. May you find the hope that is in knowing Jesus Christ. He has helped me in the loss of my dad & young sister through suicide. I don't know how people go through grief without Him..I pray you know Him.

  • @lyndanixon4824

    @lyndanixon4824

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mammy....i lost my son 2 months ago at 37 ....it was 2 hours before his birthday and sadly he was alone....massive heart attack...my pain is constant with up and down days and has left me with only a few friends around....the special stay and somehow make it just a little bearable....hang in there honey...sending you alllll my love .

  • @Suzy35895

    @Suzy35895

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mammy Belle I just lost my son 5 months ago. The pain is the worst...I'm broken to my core. My ❤ feels for you sorry for your loss.

  • @brendadrumm9708

    @brendadrumm9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    God bless you your comment has made me weep that's nothing new I have wept for over six yrs I lost my beautiful daughter yr half after I lost my son Joseph nothing on earth will ever make me feel any better I feel for you mother's only know this pain xx

  • @visionofgrey
    @visionofgrey5 жыл бұрын

    Anne Frank once said: “we give flowers to the dead more than the living because guilt overpowers gratitude”.

  • @senorabratt

    @senorabratt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Huh? We give flowers over guilt? How clueless Anne Frank was on grief.

  • @visionofgrey

    @visionofgrey

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@senorabratt As you are to the truth of the human condition.

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@visionofgrey I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @visionofgrey

    @visionofgrey

    3 жыл бұрын

    ThNk you very much Chris. Comforting to have empathic individuals such as yourself these days.

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@visionofgrey Thanks, it's nice hearing from you, I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind sending me message on my cell number or you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @Rooster1508
    @Rooster15085 жыл бұрын

    The last 4 minutes of this video, nailed it down for me. I lost my Wife of 53 years yesterday. During our time together she taught me how to love. She taught me to love others by her example of loving others. That powerful force of love will bind us together forever.

  • @gailsmith5231

    @gailsmith5231

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rooster1508 She sounds like a wonderful woman

  • @bonnieshaw7324

    @bonnieshaw7324

    3 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful tribute to your wife and the love you have for her. My husband of 44 years passed almost 4 years ago. My sincere condolence.

  • @Rooster1508

    @Rooster1508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bonnieshaw7324 -- Thank you for your kind comment. It has been about 6 Months and I still choke up when reminded of her. But, that's OK.

  • @Rooster1508

    @Rooster1508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bonnieshaw7324 -- Thanks for your kind comment. I know you understand.

  • @KayKay-fc5sg

    @KayKay-fc5sg

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Rooster1508- lost my father a few months ago and have been having a difficult time letting go. I chocked up talking about him today and miss him so very much. Your wife sounds like an amazing wise woman. And the powerful force of love will definitely binds together. Bless you

  • @natalycabello7365
    @natalycabello73657 ай бұрын

    Greiving is the hardest "thing" if ever felt. I lost my husband of 9 years and the father to our 8 year old . It is so excruciating and i could almost feel the pain when you said "dont come in here with this sadness" its been 7 months and thats all I ever feel from my family. Greif alone is so hard. Thank you for sharing this ❤

  • @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    Ай бұрын

    MAY ALMIGHTY GOD'S GIVES YOU STRENGTH & COURAGE .❤

  • @tomsparks6099
    @tomsparks6099 Жыл бұрын

    I lost my husband 10 months ago to a rare cancer. The last thing he said to me was "I want to live". Taking that with you for the rest of your own life is almost unendurable. Thankfully, no one has said to me "time to move on" because I too would feel the need to slap them in the face. As long as it takes, but my heart is so broken, I don't know how long my own time will be.

  • @peterfernandez5140
    @peterfernandez51404 жыл бұрын

    On Jan 18th it will be a year since my mother died. My father passed 3 years prior and even though I grieved for him tremendously I still had my mother to care for who immediately started to go downhill when he died. Everything you said resonated with me. My grief has been almost crippling. With her death came the revelation that even though part of me knew that I always loved to make her proud of me, I never knew until she passed, that my whole motivation in life for doing anything worthy that exemplified success and happiness, I did for her. When she finally passed into that great unknown where you will never be able to kiss and hug and share a meal, a dream, a fear or concern, the person who's happiness is your happiness and your sorrow is their sorrow, I lost my desire and ambition to do almost anything for myself. Ive been a singer all my life. Nothing else had ever brought me so much joy and feeling of belonging and connection. I have no desire to sing anymore. I am not suicidal by any means, but there is no joy in my life. I force myself to do the things that have to be done. The joys and passions of life that gets us through the peaks and valleys and struggles are gone. The best I can do is "Act a If" and go through the motions. For this New Year resolution I thought if I dont get out of this rut I will get physically sick. Even if I dont have the motivation to live a life of purpose and meaning for myself anymore , Im going to tell myself that Im going to do it anyway and Im going to do it for her until the day comes if ever, that I can do it for me.

  • @donnar9864

    @donnar9864

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Sara Wilkinson This is a beautiful comment to Peter but at the same time, it helped me...my most precious mom just died on February 21,2020...I'm an only child and for most of my life it has only been me and her. I'm married and have an adopted son that is 27 now and if it wasn't for them...I don't know where I would be...but they are NOT my mom, they are not a source of unconditional love....I have cared for my mom for the last 3 years but her heart could not continue on as she had congestive heart failure. I try to be normal for the sake of the very few people I have in my life but my will to live, left when she did...if I were to die now, that would be fine with me...but I do understand exactly what you are saying to Peter...it's just so hard when, like you said , the searing pain in my heart is so fresh. I just want to thank you though for your kind words to him as they have resonated with me as well. ..God bless you!!!

  • @guptamala5

    @guptamala5

    Жыл бұрын

    This is what I am going through. I lost my mom 1 month ago who was my only family.i don't feel like eating drinking or working. I lost hhe purpose of my life. My mother was like my daughter and me her mother. Ee used to take care of each other. This loneliness kills me. All I want to do is die. I want to be with her...I can give away on anything yo be with her..I am surprised how I M alive without her. This pain and loneliness is unbearable. Death is easier

  • @joannenascimento9213

    @joannenascimento9213

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow Peter, thankyou. I feel the same way too.

  • @peterfernandez5140

    @peterfernandez5140

    Жыл бұрын

    @@joannenascimento9213 Be kind and gentle with yourself and love and encourage yourself as your mother would. If not for you do it for her. Thats what she would have wanted. Thats what I still try to do 4 years after her passing.

  • @rositahuff4858
    @rositahuff48582 жыл бұрын

    ..grief feels like intense fear….it burns you up…it robbest you of your breath…

  • @lordofelectrons4513
    @lordofelectrons45133 жыл бұрын

    Yes this is a good talk. For me those who have died those who I loved are still with me alive in my mind, in my hart and in my very genes. When I laugh I hear my fathers laugh. Yes there is grief but it is tempered by these things and life is still good. Also reading the comments is both heart wrenching but also comforting at the same time I am at a loss how to explain this but suspect many of you may feel the same. One parting note, it is most likely I will soon loose my wife to cancer that is what brought me here and so I will do as have done before but this will pain me greater than any loss before.

  • @jenkinsljenkinssquire9137
    @jenkinsljenkinssquire9137 Жыл бұрын

    The pain is unrelenting

  • @melfulmer1557
    @melfulmer15573 жыл бұрын

    My wife died recently now I'm all alone with No one next to me no one to share my feelings with anymore

  • @ruthlokp296

    @ruthlokp296

    3 жыл бұрын

    I pray the Lord comfort and restores your peace and joy

  • @sweetcherryblossom9708

    @sweetcherryblossom9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for you heartbreaking situation. ❤️😪

  • @melfulmer1557

    @melfulmer1557

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ruthlokp296 thankyou

  • @melfulmer1557

    @melfulmer1557

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sweetcherryblossom9708 thankyou

  • @ireneflaxman9373
    @ireneflaxman93733 жыл бұрын

    My daughter Kate died 4 weeks ago, it seems impossible she has gone. I want her back. xxx

  • @jeminamatabola5042

    @jeminamatabola5042

    3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your loss 💐

  • @sweetcherryblossom9708

    @sweetcherryblossom9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry for your heartbreak. X❤️😪

  • @brucetennyson5035

    @brucetennyson5035

    3 жыл бұрын

    ♥️♥️♥️ I want her back for you too. As a parent who lost a child I know that pain. I’m sorry

  • @carriebacy4566
    @carriebacy4566 Жыл бұрын

    I lost my Mom and grandma within two weeks and I never felt so alone. An because I’m a mom I feel as though I always have to put in a brave face. And when I want time to be sad or mad or just simply grieve I feel as though I’m selfish. This is so hard

  • @katarinaewerlof9545
    @katarinaewerlof95452 жыл бұрын

    So true! What a sensitive and interesting Tedtalk! I’m going through deep sorrow, no one but those of us who share this experience can understand!

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @donnaking3344
    @donnaking33445 жыл бұрын

    It’s exactly like she says, and it’s very difficult. I feel so bad that I think it could kill me. Praying has helped and was really the only thing that did help.

  • @yvonnerahui8729

    @yvonnerahui8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Donna King ..how are you doing now? My daughter lost her beloved husband of 15 yrs, 6 months ago. Time has just intensified her grief!

  • @donnar9864

    @donnar9864

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me and you share the same name..and grief for loved one..

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@donnar9864 I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@donnar9864 i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @gabrielazeina1753
    @gabrielazeina17534 жыл бұрын

    I m 33 and I lost my husband 3 months ago 😢 I find myself in every single word... It s so hard... I feel like I can't do this anymore..

  • @The1morningstar

    @The1morningstar

    3 жыл бұрын

    How are you feeling now

  • @paulisaacbardon9503

    @paulisaacbardon9503

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am 31 and lost my husband few weeks ago. Its been so hard and still can't understand the why's. I haven't imagine life without him.. when all plans are shattered. 💔💔😥😥

  • @barbarahall7776

    @barbarahall7776

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please go to Griefshare It can help you cope a little better. 🙏💗

  • @ciptakreasibunda3690

    @ciptakreasibunda3690

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am 35 and I lost my husband, 3 months ago.

  • @raviraushan3435

    @raviraushan3435

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too going through grief..cant handle it..my wtss app no. 7903021227..

  • @clarkbruce_swe91
    @clarkbruce_swe912 жыл бұрын

    I'm stunned by how people could be so insensitive to such a huge loss such as losing a loved one, also so soon after it happened. I myself have never experienced anything close to a loved one's unexpected, unnatural death. However, I've had my fair share of grief, or should I say repression of grief, by stigma, by lack of space, validation, acceptance. That hurt me much more, and for much longer, than the losses themselves. Just being stuck in this insensitive world simply. I can't possibly tell what's worse for someone who's lost a loved one, but I'm quite sure all that insensitivity has added insult to injury over and over.

  • @alexcollingwood-williams9852
    @alexcollingwood-williams98526 жыл бұрын

    It's a shame but understandable that until we have been through it, we will never know. That's why although a part of me is angry when people respond in such a way to people's grief, the other part is empathetic to the human nature of not understanding until it knocks on your door. Only the same experience can really connect both people together however we must do our best to empathize with those going through touch situations...Love this talk

  • @maryg.5520

    @maryg.5520

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes this is exactly! What it feels like... But like her, I know now how to confront someone ealse that is going through loss of a loved one , and grief... Mary g

  • @polarbyrd23

    @polarbyrd23

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. and yes, this talk is waaaay underrated. Very very good one. At least it helped me so much more than dozens of videos Ive seen.

  • @RM-jb1wo

    @RM-jb1wo

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good talk. Its helpful. It's made me feel better. Made me feel like finally some one understands and makes me feel not so alone. Thank you

  • @alin81-82
    @alin81-82 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going through grief over losing my daughtercat, Yoko, 3 weeks ago & it'll be a long road. I've been through this before. Lost my dad 10 years ago this month & my mom 17 years ago also this month. It's so damn hard. It does get better, though. It'll never go away fully, but it'll get better. You just have to find your own way.

  • @nanceenurse
    @nanceenurse3 ай бұрын

    This is the best talk on grief I've heard.

  • @debrahtaylor3322
    @debrahtaylor33224 жыл бұрын

    I lost my significant other almost 2 months ago..we had been together 16 yrs, the pain is so unbearable. I feel her with me quite often which makes me sad, happy all at the same time. "Getting over" it is not as simple as might think..doubt I ever will...sometimes in life you only meet your true love once, she was mine. The only hope I keep ahold of is that one day we will be together again. This time forever!

  • @MichaelSmith-kd2zj

    @MichaelSmith-kd2zj

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Debrah, have you heard of the Grief Recovery Method? Let me know if I can help you.

  • @Linderloos1

    @Linderloos1

    4 жыл бұрын

    * TIGHT, LONG, LINGERING HUGS, DEBRAH 💜😢

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @hayleydryden3137
    @hayleydryden31374 жыл бұрын

    I hate it here without my partner.. Also fed up of people telling me to move on.. Im broken.. Some days are better than others..but it's the worse pain I've ever had.

  • @brucetennyson5035

    @brucetennyson5035

    4 жыл бұрын

    People don’t know what to say. Some don’t want to have to take the time to properly console you. Please know that this will, in time, get better. You will never “get over it”. You will blend this experience into yourself, making you a more understanding and compassionate human.

  • @hayleydryden3137

    @hayleydryden3137

    4 жыл бұрын

    @paul leeming thankyou that's a lovely message x till it happens to them they just won't understand x I'm the only one in my group of friends that stayed with the same man for nearly 30 years xx

  • @yvonnerahui8729

    @yvonnerahui8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hayley Dryden ..aaw Hayley. It's so sad the pain you've gone & going through & the so many others too..including my darling daughter who 6 months ago suddenly lost her husband. Time so far has intensified the pain, & for her it's a reminder of him. She doesn't want to forget him. She has 3 children 12-16yrs & she has to think of their pain as well which is tough..she's exhausted. I hope you can come to a place of hope. God bless you.

  • @hayleydryden3137

    @hayleydryden3137

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yvonnerahui8729 thankyou for taking the time to reply.. I feel for your daughter and her children x I also have three children xx and two grandsons x it's hard x greif doesn't leave it just changes it pattern.. Love to you all from England x

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hayleydryden3137 I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @bunnylancaster3544
    @bunnylancaster35442 жыл бұрын

    My sister told me that I am no longer grieving after a year and a half! That I am mentally ill ! 💔💔💔💔 my husband was killed in a one car accident I was devastated. I am counseling with a grief mentor but my sister is so hateful and mean to me, she makes me feel worse. WHY😩💔💔💔💔💔does she do this to me?

  • @keztukariri
    @keztukariri2 ай бұрын

    My dad was my human, he passed in 2019 after years battling with Parkinsons. Last Oct my dog died, 3 years old. My baby, my cuddle buddy through my loneliest, darkest and coldest nights, my little friend.... I have never felt grief like I do missing you Wairua, my darling, my honey dog, my little nugget of LOVE! The one person I wish I could run too, I cannot... you are with Poppa now, I know he came to get you my girl, thank you Dad ❤ I will grieve you both out loud for the rest of my life 💔💔💔 My Dad and my baby girl, I still cant believe you are actually gone 😭

  • @capecodkwassakwassa.6434
    @capecodkwassakwassa.64342 жыл бұрын

    I lost the man I was dating in Tower 2 on 9/11 and just lost the love of my life, my fiance last week suddenly. I don't know how its possible to feel so much pain and still go on.

  • @MrTom-Songwriter-Composer
    @MrTom-Songwriter-Composer2 жыл бұрын

    I hope... like I did... someone else finds this video like I did... As what this lady says, is 100% on point... what a great speaker and I really appreciate her candor as well. I lost my father a few days ago, very suddenly. I've found already experienced what Tanya says in the video IS VERY accurate.. some people do not think and have said things like "you'll get over it soon".... "It will last a good year then you'll be fine"..... like they have a set time line on how I feel. I am sure it will take a while and there is one thing that I like to share with others out there who may find my post after losing a loved one: REMEMBER -> "One day at a time".. be kind to yourself... do not worry about tomorrow, the next day, month, year.. If you can complete a few simple tasks each day that's all you need to do right now. Loss of sleep, REAL anxiety, depression.. I find myself going though it all.. But I also realize again -> "One day at a time".. I'm doing the best that I can right now while going through the grief process. If you have loss someone like me, I am sorry for your loss and I wish you all the best in the grieving process. You are NOT alone! - Tom

  • @selinaallen6888
    @selinaallen68883 жыл бұрын

    I’ve just lost my soulmate. After 30 years of waiting, we found each other. It was so unexpected and now he is gone. I can’t deal with it. Why would god give me someone like him and take him so quickly.

  • @ginasprouse8268

    @ginasprouse8268

    3 жыл бұрын

    The same thing has happened to me. After finding each other after years of being in loveless marriages because we each had tried to honor our vows before God. We had literally given up on ever having true happiness. We met and over time, fell deeply in love. He was my best friend and soulmate. He was like a covering of protection over me. Then he died from a heart attack after contracting COVID. I couldn't be with him when he died. We did get to tell each other , "I love you with all my heart" on the phone. Then everything ended. Life will never be the same. God bless you as only He can.❤

  • @moongoddessmassage

    @moongoddessmassage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mine just died ...I am having the same question. What is the point of bringing to me a great a beautiful magical love and then to rip that person away ? It's only been a few days and I miss him so much already

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ginasprouse8268 I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @capassoluigi7387

    @capassoluigi7387

    2 жыл бұрын

    Darling take a dog 1st husband screw me over financially and 2d was a nite mare so take a dog

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ginasprouse8268 i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 Жыл бұрын

    Not a one word out of place dear Tanya! You did great as I watched 6 months ago when my wife died after 40 years of marriage and I cannot fathom being without her one day of my life but it happened the only thing I would ask is the family members or long term friends who abandon you once they hear someone close you died they just don't contact you or don't even express their condolences. Well they can continue To live the way they are living now!

  • @TT-ny6kz
    @TT-ny6kz3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that my beautiful mam died on Friday 15th January I loved her so much and she loved me so that helped

  • @sweetcherryblossom9708

    @sweetcherryblossom9708

    3 жыл бұрын

    ❤️😪

  • @Naturegirl1976
    @Naturegirl19762 жыл бұрын

    Since last March of 2020 until today I've lost 5 close loved ones and 1 beloved pet bird spike. Plus my health has taken alot of hits over the years. It just makes me so mad when others tell me to get over it. Well, I'm not going to ever get over the loss of my loved ones who have died.

  • @asiimwesharon820
    @asiimwesharon8203 жыл бұрын

    Iam going through the most difficult time of my life My boyfriend passed away 2months ago at the age of 33yrs and iam 26years,i feel like my whole life has been ripped apart. And with the society that i dont fit in anymore

  • @asiimwesharon820

    @asiimwesharon820

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its the worst moment of my life.

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@katrinestevnhj6233 I'm so sorry about your husband, my deepest condolence to you, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a horrible heart attack, it was a terrible experience for me but I kept strong for my little daughter hoping for the best future for her, time does heal the broken heart expecially when you're around the right people, life goes on because the future and our happiness is all that really matters because our past doesn't it's just full of both sad and happy memories of our loved one's that passed away, I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind, I'd have drop my cell # here but I'm not sure about that it'd be nice if you send me your email address so I can reach out on you.?

  • @mariakrogh8435
    @mariakrogh8435 Жыл бұрын

    I lost my dearest husband from cancer three months ago. No words can describe how one feels. The whole worlds turns from top to the bottom. I talk to him, I believe he guides me. It crossed my mind only a few days ago that no matter what I want to do something meaningful in life, I can’t just give up on myself. My husband used to be my greatest support in everything. He’s gone now. I have to learn to be a support for myself.

  • @peterturley1331
    @peterturley13314 жыл бұрын

    It is not only the passing of a loved one (s) that causes such total devastation. Divorce has been all encompassing and self destructive for myself, and it will lead to a place beyond words, placations, to that place where as stated in this talk, " nobody gets out alive" , quite literally for me. I send my love to all who are paralysed by grief, in all its' insidious manifestations, and hope sincerely that you find a way through, somehow, someway. X.

  • @boydontherocks
    @boydontherocks Жыл бұрын

    I think this might be one of my favorite Ted Talks on grief and loss. Thank you for being such a brilliant speaker and inspiring me with your vulnerability, courage and strength ❤️

  • @jeffreysnethen9586
    @jeffreysnethen95863 жыл бұрын

    I lost my wife to cancer in January 2021 we were together for 29 years, we were so intertwined it feels like half of me has vanished, part of me knows she's not coming back, the other part of me cannot stop searching for her, it was my choice to have her home with me, but I cannot get the final images out of my mind, what it felt like when I carried her afterwards, I can't sleep in our bedroom anymore all I feel is sadness.

  • @WeepingWidowSueAna

    @WeepingWidowSueAna

    Жыл бұрын

    I am so very sorry Jeffrey. How are doing now? I just lost the love of my life - my beloved husband - to cancer this summer and it feels like my soul died with him.

  • @jeffreysnethen9586

    @jeffreysnethen9586

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WeepingWidowSueAna thank you, and I'm sorry for you as well, its a terrible emptiness, the void is so deep, I still go to grief Therapist, it won't make the pain go away but it helps me to navigate it. Again I'm very sorry for your loss.

  • @WeepingWidowSueAna

    @WeepingWidowSueAna

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeffreysnethen9586 Thank you so much. I probably need to look into a grief therapist as well. I am definitely not handling any of this well on my own. I am glad to hear that you are still doing your best to walk this road. My prayers are with you.

  • @jeffreysnethen9586

    @jeffreysnethen9586

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WeepingWidowSueAna yes please look into it, with the holiday s coming it will be more difficult and you need strong support, a professional can help get you there,its the best decision I ever made, please take care and I will keep you in my prayers as well.

  • @WeepingWidowSueAna

    @WeepingWidowSueAna

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeffreysnethen9586 Thank you Jeffrey. I appreciate it so much.

  • @TheErika711
    @TheErika711 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you my Father almost Day 1 says you need to go on.....I just lost my Mother to stage 4 cancer I was numb from watching her suffer then to pass he just doesn't get it. This talk helps me.

  • @joann1234

    @joann1234

    Жыл бұрын

    TheErika 711,,,I lost my hubby to stage 4 brain cancer on Nov 22'nd,2022...😢😢😢😢

  • @Shelilah41
    @Shelilah415 жыл бұрын

    thank you losing someone you love is hard and this helps.

  • @sherryparker3209

    @sherryparker3209

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shelah Keil I agree it is hard I needed this

  • @Liz-hx8vu
    @Liz-hx8vu Жыл бұрын

    PLEASE FIX THE VOLUME,I PUT MY VOLUME ALL THE WAY UP ON MY PHONE AND THIS IS HEARD IN VERY LOW VOLUME. BEAUTIFUL VIDEO AND YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. THANK YOU TANYA. GOD BLESS YOU

  • @halliehenderson8541
    @halliehenderson85414 жыл бұрын

    This is really helpful... thinking about grief as an act of love rather than weakness. I lost one of my best friends 8 months ago...and she was only 19 years old. Hard to explain how I feel to my other friends and family and everyone tells me that I should basically be past it. That’s not how it works. It gives me relief to know something isn’t wrong with me, that other people do understand it too.

  • @desertmaverick7567
    @desertmaverick7567Ай бұрын

    I lost my wife ten months ago. We were married for forty-five years. It is a catastrophic event for each of us. There is no secret scripture nor councilor that can make the pain go away. I couldn’t see the road ahead through the haze of the pain and wanted to take my life. I expressed this to a good friend and he talked me into getting help, which I did. After several grief meetings over a few months and two separate groups listening to the facilitator and others in these groups, I began to understand that I will never get over this horrible thing. But I can try to learn how to live with it. Knowing that we all grieve and hurt in our own ways helped me to understand that each day going forward in my life will be a struggle until I can learn to live with the death of my wife. Support groups, family, and friends have been very helpful in helping me heal. I still have bad days but have been keeping myself busy with new friends and projects. I am 71 years old and will continue to work through this.

  • @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    Ай бұрын

    GOD BLESS YOU HEART 💞🌷🙏

  • @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    Ай бұрын

    IF YOU DONT MIND WHATS HER NAME? SO I CAN SAY A PRAYER FOR HER SPIRIT, IF I MAY. GOD BLESS YOU.

  • @angellaryea-adu4450
    @angellaryea-adu44504 жыл бұрын

    I just lost my Great Great Grandmama i am still grieving it is still rip my heart out 🌸🌸🌸 but know she is heaven looking down on with the Angels 👼👼👼👼

  • @johnhand3194
    @johnhand3194 Жыл бұрын

    Tanya, my younger brother passed away a week ago. Your video has been great for me and by far the best of the many I have watched. I am struggling really struggling with my brothers passing and your ocean description is a perfect vision of where I am.

  • @debbiejohnson2789
    @debbiejohnson2789 Жыл бұрын

    You're was a beautiful and truthful account. Thank you for validating how I feel. God bless you, Ma'sm!

  • @anushkamalviya7746
    @anushkamalviya77463 жыл бұрын

    I lost my father 3 Months ago..I am just 23 burdened with so many thoughts....still grieving don't know what to do with my life without him....It just hurts so much

  • @_BecX

    @_BecX

    3 жыл бұрын

    I lost my caregiver (my uncles partner who helped raise me for 17 years) 4 years ago to cancer, I was only 22 at the time and he was the first person I have ever lost. I truly understand the pain you feel of loosing a parent, I will tell you that from my experience, you move forward with it, it get's easier to live with and my hope is that you have all kinds of support however you need as everyone grieves differently

  • @raviraushan3435

    @raviraushan3435

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey malviya...i also lost my papa on 20th nov...n its feelings is worst n worst...u can wts app me if u needed to share the grief...stay happy dear...7903021227

  • @aloecalico
    @aloecalico6 жыл бұрын

    Please fix volume.

  • @sofiaramstrom1452
    @sofiaramstrom14524 жыл бұрын

    I’m 15 and my should-have-been-seventeen-years-old friend died after going missing for 1 1/2 weeks, and I keep remembering the fact that I didn’t say goodbye properly last time I saw him, I was in chock I cried one single tear that day, didn’t cry at all the second day, on the third night I broke down The only time I’ve cried more than that night was at his memorial service, he was a month from turning 17, 2 1/2 months from Christmas I don’t even know how he died, he went missing in the forest and he was found dead non of his friends know what exactly happened I don’t know if anyone knows. This is the first time I’m genuinely praying for there to be an afterlife

  • @lordofelectrons4513

    @lordofelectrons4513

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am sorry for your loss. My story is the same but different. Many years ago when I was but 17 one of my dearest friends was killed while on a bicycle trip through Mexico. He was hit by a truck on a rural road and left for dead. I never saw him again his casket was closed. I have visited his grave a couple of times, now I am old (65) there is still traces of grief in me. I know how no proper farewell feels like but I still think of the good times we all had. I too would be OK with another world beyond this one but how can a mortal ever know these things. Heal, remember the best and live life all the best to you LOE.

  • @ceciliamirandahumeres6017
    @ceciliamirandahumeres60173 жыл бұрын

    I lost my husband three months ago, I still don't know how it is that I'm here, breathing. We were married for 33 years, he was my first love since I was 16 and he died so suddenly, we were watching a series on tv a Friday night and he just stop breathing, my son did cpr to him and by the time the ambulance arrived he was gone. The pain is undescribable, but watching this gives me some hope... Thank you, because this is the only way I have right now to share these feelings with others that are going through the same grieving process.

  • @barbarasilo6708

    @barbarasilo6708

    3 жыл бұрын

    I lost my husband of 43 years last month to an unexpected heart attack. He was sitting next to me in the car while I was driving. I tried CPR until the ambulance arrived but I could not revive him and neither could the doctors. I cry in pain every day especially at night. I feel so lost and lonely without him. Part of me died when he died. Friends and family surrounded me the first couple of weeks but now I feel so alone. It’s difficult during Covid to get hugs and go out and about safely. Some days the pain and panic attacks are almost unbearable. My heart goes out to everyone that has experienced this loss.

  • @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    @ChrisJohnson-lh9qb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@barbarasilo6708 I'm so sorry I know how it feels to be lonely without the person you loved, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life goes on because death is inevitable and we'll all have to face it someday, I lost my wife 3yrs ago to a cardiovascular disease, I felt deeply devastated with grief, but that's the past now, time is indeed the best healer. I'd love to talk to you more if you don't mind! it'd be nice if you just say hi, here is my number +17866678266 or rather you can send me your gmail address so I could reach out on you.

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @michaelradford9969
    @michaelradford99694 жыл бұрын

    grief ,it is life you just live it ,your loved ones are always with you see what your doing and leave you messages ,my wife i call my air conditioning has been before 2008 people forget the grief they suffer before they die ,my wife in 09 prompted a medium to come to me and said my name and answered the questions i had asked her after she died including taking my ring off the dining table ,after many messages off her seeing her spirit visit ,it is our loved ones who prefer to disbelieve us . our loved ones are well ,with other family members in spirit and will meet us again , i have been seeing my wife for 11 years now ,they dont leave us .

  • @befrebeauty

    @befrebeauty

    2 жыл бұрын

    I needed to see this… so they are actually right there with us?? No matter where we go , do they come with us too?? And we just can’t see them?..I lost the love of my life 7 days ago in a fire… I’m longing for him so bad and just want to know that he is still next to me and not leaving me

  • @susankober6169
    @susankober61693 жыл бұрын

    PEOPLE NEED TO ACCEPT GRIEF ACCEPTANCE AND KEEP MEMORIES AND LIVE FOR THEM . TAKE ONE A TIME AND MAKE CHANGES IF CAN NOT HANDLE TO TO MENTAL HEALTH

  • @reflectionOfLyf
    @reflectionOfLyf Жыл бұрын

    Nobody understands the grief of others. It’s unique to everyone. You are so correct about the timeline. There isn’t a timeline.

  • @yalewashington2644
    @yalewashington26444 жыл бұрын

    My heart is so broken that all I do is go to work and come home. My was murdered in 2015 I 😢 everyday. I Don't wish this pain on no one

  • @yalewashington2644

    @yalewashington2644

    4 жыл бұрын

    My Son

  • @shaleceelynneartdesign387

    @shaleceelynneartdesign387

    3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your loss. I can't imagine the pain. Sending love your way.

  • @jonjon17100

    @jonjon17100

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry for your loss my son was murder in 2011 he was my first born son and this pain is not easy to carry.. watching this video brought me to tears ❤️🙏🏽❤️

  • @maipatomoremoholo7144
    @maipatomoremoholo71446 жыл бұрын

    why can't they just give us a tight hug and rather say let us pray

  • @polarbyrd23

    @polarbyrd23

    5 жыл бұрын

    EXACTLY.

  • @angelablackthorne3026

    @angelablackthorne3026

    5 жыл бұрын

    Not everyone prays

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!!

  • @lorih5645
    @lorih56452 жыл бұрын

    I lost my husband in October 2018 after a 22-month battle with cancer. It has been 3 years and 2 months since he died, and I'm still trying to figure it out. I do know there is no moving on, only moving forward. My grief helped shape me into who I am and, like all the other experiences in my life, grief is ever present. I have more good days than bad, and I can smile most times when I think of him. I love and miss him. ❤️

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @punkyspray
    @punkyspray2 жыл бұрын

    God bless Tanya, she is amazing ❤️🙏💪

  • @minagica
    @minagica4 жыл бұрын

    I am so glad I found this video

  • @laurencebrooks7699
    @laurencebrooks7699 Жыл бұрын

    You said what I've told others as a chaplain (you don't stop loving the one who has passed away, but you can learn to love others); each relationship is unique and different.

  • @seanfreshh8243
    @seanfreshh8243 Жыл бұрын

    I'll never get over the losses of my grandma & uncle .

  • @TIGERSSWITT
    @TIGERSSWITT5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing Tanya, this inspirational talk brought up some unresolved feelings for both of my parents I have lost. My father over 30 years ago. I now know how important it is to work through pent up emotions which can otherwise destroy us from the inside. Love and Light sent to you and your family.

  • @susanabraham8893
    @susanabraham8893 Жыл бұрын

    Lost my husband David in Nov 22 n there are no words to express the depths of pain n it’s true the love will never go away n they’re with us in spirit n our angel assistants n maybe we can’t see them but we do get reminded of their presence smell n memories which would stay always in our hearts. A tip to those who know who’ve been through a loss jus be patient with them n never ever shut them up as you truly don’t know what they’re going through n maybe at times they’d never express at all ♥️

  • @coolgc1
    @coolgc13 жыл бұрын

    I lost my girlfriend April 5th 2021, it was complications from diabetes and even though it's been nearly 2 months I still feel sad about her death.

  • @latkagravas986

    @latkagravas986

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤😥,👍---Yep. Cause your Love ran deep for her (as should). I lost mine too dude. I literally feel it should had not happened (medical unexpected)

  • @quennastewart9357
    @quennastewart9357 Жыл бұрын

    Just lost my 28 year old boyfriend to cancer. I miss him terribly. I cry everyday.

  • @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    @user-rz2cb1qd3l

    Ай бұрын

    ASK ALMIGHTY GOD'S FOR HEALING, THROUGH PRAYERS 🙏 CONTINUALLY , THAT WILL GIVE YOUR HEART INNER PEACE AND HEALING OVER TIME. GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS...

  • @RM-jb1wo
    @RM-jb1wo4 жыл бұрын

    This is a fantastic talk. Its really helped me. This is just what I needed at this moment in time. Thank you for sharing your experiences and putting them into an understandable way.

  • @teresaoloughlin2532
    @teresaoloughlin25325 жыл бұрын

    Tk you I lost my youngest sister suddenly last week my heart is breaking I've never went through this in 53 and can't cope with this x

  • @niftynic115

    @niftynic115

    5 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your loss (hug).

  • @maeguerra4439

    @maeguerra4439

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh Teresa, my heart is breaking for you. I want to encourage you to please get help either in a support group (GriefShare is excellent)or a good counselor, or both. Don’t grieve alone. I’m saying a prayer for you, a prayer for peace and comfort from our Lord. You’re going to get through this. It just takes time....lots of time. 😓

  • @ewakozlowska-stepaniuk3572
    @ewakozlowska-stepaniuk3572 Жыл бұрын

    Tank you for sharing. This is one of the most valuable speeches I've ever watched.

  • @NN-et7xt
    @NN-et7xt Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant and beautiful 🙏

  • @emyoubee40
    @emyoubee403 жыл бұрын

    3:40 - 4:05 that feeling!!!!😂😂 The reality is no one will ever know how it feels till it happens💔 you couldn't have said it any better. Thank you for this because the struggle is REAL🥺

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @beverleybrangman2191
    @beverleybrangman21913 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this talk which resonates so much with me, It really has helped me, All the best to you in your journey. Thank you for sharing, and inspiring me

  • @normamathews1256
    @normamathews12564 жыл бұрын

    My mother passed away 2 months ago Ive heard these sort of things. It made me so angry.

  • @maeguerra4439

    @maeguerra4439

    4 жыл бұрын

    Norma Mathews That anger is normal for us human beings, especially while we are grieving. I believe most people want the best for us and in many cases, they just want the “old you” back. It hurts them to see you hurting and that’s why these type of statements flow. Or, it’s because they have not yet experienced a loss and they have NO clue. And, when it comes right down to it, I bet you’re glad they don’t have a clue! We wouldn’t wish this on anyone. It’s so painful. So, my final word is to try to forgive them in their ignorance and feeble attempts to “fix” you. May God comfort you during this difficult time. Take care of you and seek either a support group or one on one counselor or both.....that’s what I did. It’s not a sign of weakness but of strength. Don’t grieve alone. I’m praying for you. 🙏🏻

  • @shellyannthompson
    @shellyannthompson Жыл бұрын

    This was a beautiful TedTalk and so spot on! Grief is personal and unique to everyone. We never move on, we move forward.

  • @victorianathanson1986
    @victorianathanson19864 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your beautiful and understanding talk and the hope it brings. I will try to be the best I can be while I continue to feel wonderful connections to my darling husband who has gone on ahead.

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @catherinefox7832
    @catherinefox78324 жыл бұрын

    Excellent talk thank you, it takes courage to talk of your loss

  • @fionad6338
    @fionad63383 жыл бұрын

    My heart goes out to all of you suffering. I hope that for a few moments thru day you can find respite.

  • @debbiejohnson2789
    @debbiejohnson2789 Жыл бұрын

    You said everything so beautifully!

  • @polarbyrd23
    @polarbyrd235 жыл бұрын

    I'm 36 and just lost my 10 year relationship fiance/spouse and theres little material i can find that helps me for "young widows". THANK YOU

  • @missmiss975

    @missmiss975

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry

  • @donnaking3344

    @donnaking3344

    5 жыл бұрын

    karina Niño de Rivera I’m sorry for your loss. It’ll get better. 🌻

  • @andreabarry6276

    @andreabarry6276

    5 жыл бұрын

    I just lost my husband two months ago. We are both 31. Did you find any material for “young widows”?

  • @welderella

    @welderella

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep. Became a young widow myself. It’s hard.

  • @yvonnerahui8729

    @yvonnerahui8729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Andrea Barry ..aaw..so sorry! Look up Tony Evans..he's a pastor who lost his wife, on top of losing other wider family members all in matter of 19months. I pray you will come to know Lord Jesus whose Holy Spirit can comfort you with His love! Call out to Him..ask Him to show you who He is & ask Him to helping you. He is the only reason my daughter is able to go on with her 3 children after she suddenly lost her husband through road accident? Blessings

  • @lynnpauls
    @lynnpauls3 жыл бұрын

    I needed to hear this thank you

  • @kelleyguzman2217
    @kelleyguzman22174 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this.

  • @astrocatcity
    @astrocatcity2 жыл бұрын

    This was a wonderful talk, thank you for this.

  • @richardbradshaw7830

    @richardbradshaw7830

    2 жыл бұрын

    i came across your touching comment in the grieving of love ones post here on face book. Well am really sorry about that okay 😒☹and I know how it feels to be lonely without our love ones, we've all lost our love ones in death one way or the other, either a spouse, child, family members, or a true friend that meant the world to us, such is life I understand how you feel but life must move on because death is inevitable no matter how hard we try! And we'll all have to face it someday!!!

  • @HurricaneIrene07
    @HurricaneIrene07 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge69673 жыл бұрын

    When we loose our loved ones, or loss of some things precious is really really pain full. But perception of different people are not right for dealing with loss for each individual. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

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