Grief, Lament, and Healing

Grief, Lament, and Healing Faith, Feelings, & Mental Health | Looking Forward Live Series In this session of the Faith, Feelings, & Mental Health series, we explore grief, lament, and healing through the lens of faith, psychology, and honest human experience. Grief is not limited to death. We grieve relationships, health, trust, identity, dreams, seasons of life, spiritual certainty, and the life we thought we would have. This session invites us to make space for sorrow without shame. Instead of rushing people toward closure or forcing positivity, we consider how grief often moves in waves, how lament gives pain a faithful voice, and how healing begins when sorrow is named, held, and integrated. We also reflect on the insights of Rollo May and Carl Jung. May helps us see the courage required to face loss honestly and continue creating meaning in the presence of suffering. Jung helps us understand how grief can reveal hidden parts of ourselves, inviting deeper integration rather than emotional avoidance. In this session, we discuss: Why grief is more than death How grief comes in waves rather than neat stages Why lament is faithful honesty, not faithlessness How sorrow affects the body, mind, relationships, and spiritual life How Rollo May connects grief with courage, meaning, and existential honesty How Carl Jung helps us understand shadow, symbols, and inner integration Why healing does not mean forgetting or rushing closure Practical ways to name loss, allow feeling, make meaning, and seek support Practice for the week: N.A.M.E. N — Name the loss A — Allow the feeling M — Make meaning E — Engage support This series is designed to bring together faith, psychology, and practical tools for emotional wellness, personal growth, and community support. Looking Forward Counseling LLC 207 E. Washington St. Rogersville, TN 37857 Phone: (423) 500-5051 Disclaimer: This video is for general psychoeducation and community support. It is not therapy, counseling, diagnosis, or crisis intervention. Please do not share private or identifying personal information in public comments. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself or someone else, call 988, 911, or go to the nearest emergency room. You are not alone. We’re in this together. #FaithAndMentalHealth #GriefHealing #Lament #MentalHealthAwareness #FaithAndPsychology #RolloMay #CarlJung #EmotionalWellness #LookingForwardCounseling #RogersvilleTN #ChristianMentalHealth #Psychoeducation #AppalachianMentalHealth