Loss: When Life Changes Form

Loss is not limited to death. It takes many forms and affects various areas of our lives:

• Hopes and dreams: Grieving future plans due to miscarriage, termination, infertility, divorce/separation, adoption, changes in relationship or career.Η απώλεια δεν περιορίζεται μόνο στον θάνατο αλλά έχει πολλές μορφές επηρεάζοντας διάφορους τομείς της ζωής μας:

• Physical function: Loss of mobility, sensory capacity, or cognitive abilities.

• Body image: Changes due to surgery, accidents, or aging.
• Relationships: Divorce, separation, or loss through illness or miscarriage.
• Freedom: Limitations due to illness, political or professional restrictions.
• Health: Coping with serious and/or chronic conditions.
• Home/property: Losing a home or property due to disaster or financial hardship.
• Identity/role: Changes caused by marriage, career shifts, redundancy, retirement, empty nest syndrome, relocation, or ending of friendships.
• Income: Reduction or loss of income due to unemployment, career change, or retirement.
• Safety: Traumatic experiences such as robbery, theft, or abuse (verbal and/or physical).
• Sexual functioning: Challenges of medical or psychological origin.
• Valued possessions: Loss of items with emotional or financial value..

The Connection to the Past

Every loss, every death, is a deeply personal and internal process. Often, a new loss or death brings forward an older, unprocessed loss from the past.

The Rhythm of Grief

If we allow grief to unfold in its own time, without rushing, we offer ourselves the space to express what needs to be expressed—without censorship or judgment

Life as a Flow of Change

Whatever departs leaves its imprint—seeking time, space, understanding, and acceptance.

Together, we can give voice and form to this process, honour it, and move forward with respect for what you feel and what you need.