We who fail to complete this process of grief live forever in a limbo of partial misery, stuck unconsciously in the past and unable to escape.

Grieving the past is an intrinsic part of the recovery healing process. Grieving is long, painful, and confusing, but richly rewarding. Life is not complete unless all traumas are unearthed, grieved, and thus resolved. We who fail to complete this process of grief live forever in a limbo of partial misery, stuck unconsciously in the past and unable to escape.

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