Growing Through Grief: Amy Pickett-Williams and The Light Movement

Growing Through Grief: Holistic and Somatic Approaches to Healing After Loss

Grief is a universal human experience, yet it is deeply personal and unique to each individual. In this article, we explore innovative approaches to grief therapy that integrate somatic and holistic practices to help people grow through loss.

We sat down with Amy Pickett-Williams, a grief therapist with over 25 years of experience, to discuss her work and the nonprofit she founded, The Light Movement. Here are some of the key insights from our conversation:

The Many Faces of Grief

While we often associate grief with bereavement after the death of a loved one, Pickett-Williams emphasizes that grief encompasses many types of loss, including:

• Loss of a relationship or identity after a major life transition
• Loss felt by those struggling with infertility or health issues
• Collective grief over global issues like war, terrorism and climate change
• The "everyday losses" we experience when things don't go as planned

"Losses are around us all the time," says Pickett-Williams. "Every day we experience losses...and if we don't know how to work with them, it's just going to build more and more in our bodies, which can lead to physical issues and chronic stress."

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