Autumn as an Opportunity to Reflect on Grief
Fall is a time of letting go. The trees drop their leaves and their energy retreats to their trunks and roots. In us, this energetic brings a time for reflection, and accepting loss. It gives the space for the reality of the present to catch up to us after the several summer months of play and abandon. In my office this time of year, many of my patients are bringing up losses and griefs. People don’t just grieve people and animals who have died. People grieve lost ideals, and