Welcome to Episode 67 of Dr. Ray Calabrese's "Journey From Grief to Healing" podcast where he uses Garth Brooks' song 'The Dance' as a metaphor to illustrate how people deal with grief. Embedded in this song is the connotation of our lives being a dance shared, intimately, with our lost loved ones. The dance may end, but the music, the essence of our relationship, continues forever. Music can touch us in a way words cannot, piercing our souls and revoking a range of feelings from sorrow to joy.

It is important to remember that, like our thoughts, our feelings are self-generated and temporary. Dr. Ray shares an effective technique of verbalizing and dismissing unwanted thoughts and feelings, ensuring they do not overpower us. The power to control and cope with these feelings becomes stepping stones towards living a fulfilling life devoid of ...