12 Steps to Transforming a Grieving World

Andrea Hylen
4 min readNov 28, 2020
Photo by Paul Gilmore on Unsplash

Let’s admit it. Everything is falling apart and people around the world are in a collective grief. Government, education, housing, banking, jobs, the environment and even families are breaking down.

And here is the kicker. We are never going back to the old “normal.” These old systems are going to be dismantled and rebuilt in a new way. This global pause is helping us learn to do things differently. We have to let go of our old identities and the vision we had for our lives to open to the possibility of a better world together.

In the midst of the pain and despair, we have to begin to think in creative, innovative ways. How are we going to survive during this time of great change? What creative solutions are rising out of the pain? How can you connect to your community and collaborate and share more? What creative flow are you seeing in your own life? What are you discovering about yourself?

We are living on the edge of the greatest change that has ever happened in our lifetime and it all begins with you. It begins with our individual healing and willingness to adapt and change.

1. Grieve what is lost. The first step is to acknowledge that you are grieving. If you ignore it or sweep it under the carpet, it will show up as physical and mental illness. It will shut you down from new insights. Start…

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Andrea Hylen

Founder of Heal My Voice and The Incubator. Life Scientist. Live house-free. Widow. Mom of Adult Daughters. Grief. Writing Sexuality. Evolutionary Woman