Reconciling Grief, Loss, and Sadness: Guided Meditation and Sleep Hypnosis with Michelle

[@MichellesSanctuary]

It's been awhile since I released this meditation but having recently lost my grandfather, I came back to the script and messages contained. I had forgotten how grief comes in like a storm at sea, sometimes with waves of sadness that are unexpected. My grandfather was ready to go and I thought I was fine with everything and maybe the acceptance would make the experience less painful. The night he died, I went to the store and bought all his favourite unhealthy snacks. Chips and dip and candies and Chinese food and I came home and watched an old John Candy film he took me to see as a child. But while I was in the grocery store on a busy Friday night, everyone off work and ready to celebrate their weekend, I had that thought that comes with grief. How is everyone going on like the world is fine? And how can I get through the checkout line and out of this store without having a total breakdown? I took a few breaths and reminded myself that all these feelings are okay. I was okay. And just going through the process. My heart goes out to any of you that find this video and are also in the fullness of grief.

[@rebeccalucas6063]

Michelle's Sanctuary: Hypnosis & Meditation I'm sorry about your grandfather. It's been two years since I lost both mom and my husband 13 days apart. Just when I THOUGHT I was trying to heal, one of my best friends killed herself 3 weeks ago, and not only am I dealing with her death, but the floodgates reopened about my husband and mom. I understand your pain, and going to the store and being in public is a huge struggle. I am studying reiki, and hope I can use it for others and myself. Love and hugs to you!

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Thank you, Rebecca! I am so sorry for your losses. And a sudden unexpected death like suicide is so hard to process. You're doing all you need to be doing. Grief is so fluid... it's no surprise you'd have the loss of your mom and husband bubble up again. I think that was something I had a hard time with at my grandfather's wake was knowing that this comes again and again in life. There was an older man about to turn 98 at the funeral home and he was balling and all I could think of was how many times he must have said goodbye to loved ones in his very long life. But with that, comes strength and empathy. He also was one of the few people in attendance who did not care if he was publicly grieving, while everyone else was keeping a tough upper lip and not shedding a tear. I told my parents that I did that long enough- I will choose the river of tears when I feel them coming over bottling that up so I have an ulcer and neck pains that "just appear out of nowhere." Some of the most moving art, music, films, novels, etc all stem from loss and I hope to channel it all into something in that capacity. Thank you for writing. Wishing you healing and sending strength. It's hard but so important to talk about and honor grief and those who have been lost, but are never entirely gone.

[@rebeccalucas6063]

Michelle's Sanctuary: Hypnosis & Meditation Thank you Michelle, don't hold the grief in, it causes health problems to hold it in, and those who choose to suppress it, will have it multiplied when it finally comes out. If you can find a reiki master, I highly recommend you have a session, and consider taking the level 1 course.

[@revenancemusic]

Michelle’s sanctuary: your comment really touched me. Especially the John candy movie part. I always liked him. He was so funny. A beautiful memory of my childhood as well. The first movie my dad took me to was Big with Tom Hanks. We both cried at that movie it touched us so deeply. My father and I munching on snacks and sodas and loving every minute of watching that movie together. Even though your comment says it’s 3 years old I just wanted to say I really appreciated it and am very sorry for your loss. I have lost a number of loved ones including family and a good friend to suicide. I’ve accepted life is just a cycle of harm and healing. Of trauma and processing. I currently working through 20 years of grief in brainspotting therapy and have made great progress with just a couple difficult things remaining to process and let go of. Grief is overwhelming in its waves. It’s neither good nor bad. Yes it’s very painful but its also “just is” Thank you for your meditations and I wish you the very best.

[@kgoodridge1]

Glad I found this older one. One of my sisters died recently. She had multiple problems that gave her a great deal of pain for over 30 years, but she went down so suddenly that we're all in shock. I had seen much progress in the last year! Now, as her children and I go through her hoards of stuff, I watch these young adults lose it over and over again. I'm trying to stay strong but I need to grieve too. I often feel that I can't go on, and there are times when I just can't make myself take a step forward. Your words helped, and they will continue to help me get past this. Thank you!

[@TanyaMoi]

Thanks for your amazing help in dealing with different forms of pain and simply with creating a most beloved practice for falling asleep, which I can trust and always rely on. With much love 💕😘

[@MichellesSanctuary]

That means so much-- thank you. I truly hope to be able to help in any way I can. Sending love and deep gratitude for your presence 💜

[@TanyaMoi]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ You really help so much! A complete blessing in my life!

[@kmhimages]

Thankyou Michelle for this story. We recently had to put our pup down due to getting very sick. One of the hardest things to do as a dog owner. The days are hard but the nights are even worse since she slept with us every night. Your words gave me a comfort even though my best friend was not there. Thankyou.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I am so sorry-- there is no love like the love from a pup. How lucky you were to have each other-- I have been working specifically on a meditation for the loss of a pet. Sending you love 💖

[@TanyaMoi]

Sending love to everyone who is suffering loss and grief. May you be touched by beauty in an intensity that only the rawness of grief ever enables. ❤

[@TanyaMoi]

So very beautiful and necessary.❤ Michelle, as someone who discovered your channel last year, what I also appreciated on hearing this older meditation, is how far your technique has come since 7 years ago. The writing, thoughts and words are so very precious and valuable, I would request a return to this, to record it again, with the new skills you've developed.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I absolutely have plans to and want to revisit all these earlier meditations. Thank you!

[@TanyaMoi]

Wonderful!

[@michaeljames44]

I want to thank you for this meditation. I will be celebrating my Fathers life tomorrow April 30th. He has been gone for 8 years. My Mom passed 4 months later. She was in a nursing home with Alzheimer's. There was something stated in this meditation that I had never thought of before. It really helped me and made sense to me. It had to do with the pain and the reason for it. I really enjoy your meditations. Thank you for making them available to us.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Jim- wishing you the best on this day of celebration and I'm sorry for your losses that occurred so close together. This meditation was hard for me to write because I know what a sensitive topic it can be and the grieving process is so individualized and different for everyone. I recently latched on to this quote: "Become all the things you miss most about those who are gone" and it feels like a lovely way to keep a legacy alive in a way that feels good and softens the pain a bit. Thanks for listening and for reaching out.

[@cheypam]

@@MichellesSanctuary "become all the things you miss most about those who are gone " this quote will stay in my mind and heart forever! Thank you so much ❤️

[@VegaNCalleDQuesT]

You're my 100% favourite channel to chill on. Thank you for what you do

[@JoanieDriftwood]

This is saving my life.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Sending love and light to you- and healing. 💜

[@jmaxwell4352]

I deeply appreciate this beautiful and so very healing meditation. It eased my heart and spirit. Thank you

[@rosejimenez3026]

Thank you. ❤

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Hope it helps 💜

[@Unknown-tl5ts]

Thank you. My grandparents died when I was 9, but I didn’t grieve them until this year, when my family sold their house. I found a picture of them today. My grandma has the same sweatshirt as me. I miss them so much. I really do. I know they’re with me though. I can feel it from moment to moment. Thank you for this meditation. It helped me come to terms with my pain and grieving

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I hope you continue to look for their presence and connect-- and find healing. It takes time, and has been a lifetime for me after losing my grandmother at 8, but her appearance in my dreams is always such a soothing experience. Take care of you! 💜

[@ashleya.4530]

Thank you for this meditation. I lost my boyfriend of 6 years to cancer on November 4th and it has been absolutely excruciating and at times impossible. I am glad I found your meditation which targets grief specifically. Thank you 🙏

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I am so sorry for your loss, especially during such a challenging year over all. Sending you love and healing thoughts-- keep taking care of yourself. 💜

[@yonitznkc]

Nothing compares to you, Michelle.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Lenneke8422-b3t]

I lost my beloved sister Corine on February 20th i miss her so much and miss so much talking to her she was the best sister ever ❤️😘💕😢

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope this helps a little... and that you continue to keep the best memories together in your heart. 💜

[@darc7236]

thank you for this. my dog got hit by a truck and passed two days ago. i never learnt how to deal with grief and this is hitting insanely hard

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I am so so sorry for you--- the love from a dog is like no other. Sending you love and the hope that you can hold onto the best memories you had together as you heal. My friend always says grief is love that has no place to go. Sending a hug!

[@cheypam]

@@MichellesSanctuary "Grief is love that has no place to go" that's so beautiful! 💜

[@jrp894]

My wife & i lost our son while she was 25 weeks pregnant in February of 2023, and i just lost my dad November 2nd 2023. Both after losing my mom in 2016. Its been a rough year 😭 😢 I’ve been using all of these type of videos of meditations along with speaking our therapist that we originally got for losing our son, shes been a big help to my wife and i through the grieving process

[@trueh8]

Started with Michael sealey and ended up here? This was very nice, thank you :)

[@MichellesSanctuary]

He has been amazingly helpful and kind to me so I am glad you madea it to my channel!

[@cheypam]

I was asleep just now. I had a dream my estranged daughter (33) was running into my arms to give me a hug 🫂 I opened my eyes wide to see her more clearly, and with a shock that ran cold through me, she was gone. And I was staring into the darkness of my lonely bedroom. I was shocked by the reality of it all. Then my eyes began to tear up. 😢 When you lose someone to death, there is a grieving process. And other people to help you through it. But when you lose a living child, and 3 grandchildren, there is no grieving process. No one sends you cards or messages on the holidays or birthdays or Mothers day giving you their condolences for your loss. You're just left to process this deep dark loss alone. Day after day. Praying and wishing things would change. But they never do. It's been 3 years now. 😢

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I am so sorry for the pain this has caused, Pam. I am in the process of writing a new meditation for this loss. It is so to reconcile these feelings when there is loss like this. Feel free to email me your address-- I'd love to send you a holiday card. My email is [e-mail].

[@cheypam]

@@MichellesSanctuary oh my goodness 🫂💜 you're the sweetest person ever! I love that you remember my real name 💕 you know I've been following your channel(s) for years now! I share your videos all the time! I have lots of my favorites saved to playlists ready to go at a moments notice! I know your catalog of videos by heart ❤️ You've gotten me through so many things in my life. My favorite story is about when I was in the hospital for back surgery and was playing your video for pain. I was in pain and had to wait about 45 minutes until my next dose of pain meds. I put on the video and listened intently to every word and before I knew it, there was the nurse with my medication. She heard your voice coming from my tablet and had stopped to listen a bit. She asked me what I was listening to and I showed her. She immediately took out her cell phone and subscribed to your channel! She thanked me enthusiasticly and said she was going to share your channel with other patients and her friends and family 👪 I listen and watch your videos every night and lots of days. I'm so excited about your new project about dealing with grief of different types. Thank you for your generous offer of a Christmas card! I have no one else to send me cards anymore and would love one from you ❤️ I'll treasure it! Thank you so much! Love Pam

[@jenbodhi1133]

Thank you

[@MichellesSanctuary]

You're welcome-- wishing you the best on your journey into a new year. 💜

[@janed5197]

I love your hypnotic guided meditations your voice and words really soothe and speak to me ... Thankyou you have great insight 🐦

[@andreadeans2520]

I’m currently dealing with grief and loss. Not the death but the loss of a 7 year friendship. I’m trying not to spiral into negetive thoughts and be positive and be strong

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I'm so sorry you're going through this-- the grief is hard just the same. Keep tending to your heart 💜

[@babyboomer1697]

In the middle of the night when your very last friend just died ? What then? The hundreds of thousands of moments that lead me to the edge of my capacity to go on. LET ……GO…… How will I ever go on. Yup the journey is mine alone. Thank you Michelle for having words to describe what I am experiencing.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Oh I am so sorry. Grief really is the place for all that love that has nowhere to hon take care of your self. One breath and moment at a time. How lucky to have had such a friendship and how lucky they were to have you. 💜

[@michellequehl3605]

Lost a baby guinea pig during her birth (way too big) and it hurt my heart more than I thought it would. 3 healthy happy little ones. But still sad for her. Hope you're well and thanks for this.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Oh dear, I'm so sorry. That sounds quite traumatic. I hope you find healing, Michelle.

[@mich4808]

I can't do this anymore 🥺 I'm so lost without my mum 💔 I just want to be with her. And this cost of living is to much im sitting here freezing cold 🥶 im done with this world now.

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I'm so sorry, Michelle. That ache can be so intense and persistent, but it comes from missing that love you shared. Fill yourself with the best memories you can of your mom. I imagine you know her so well that you know what she would say to you in this moment. It's a hard time of year, and a cold one at that. Sending a hug and the hope you do everything you can right now to take care of yourself. You deserve that and more. 💜

[@polocupp]

Nice video always :)

[@ariel5613]

my mom passed away two months ago i really am jst blocking it out ngl

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you're taking care of yourself and being as kind as you can during this time of grief 💜

[@catticuswench]

This was great until I got to the part about how "lucky" I am to have had something that makes it hard to say goodbye. I lost my only child in a forced adoption brokered by St. Francis Episcopal Church in Macon, GA. They brainwashed me into believing I was mentally ill and sold my baby to women who had actual, certifiable psychotic disorders. Their names are Donna Groover (the doctor who also drugged me when I was tricked into signing papers) and Beth West. So no, I can't think about how lucky I was when I saw my child scream for me as they ripped him from my arms and spent the next 18 years lying to him. Thanks for making me think about all that, though!

[@MichellesSanctuary]

I'm sorry for the triggers contained in this meditation and for your struggles. I cannot entirely take credit for this as it was taken from "Winnie the Pooh" and is something that has been used in teaching children how to deal with grief and an idea I've been instilled with since being introduced to death and loss at an early age. Wishing you the best on your journey. I wish I could know what things may cause pain, but being these are meditations for a large audience, it is not always easy to completely tailor everything.

[@heidiwood3142]

What has happened to you is indeed heart wrenching, i cannot begin to fathom it, but you need help beyond what a meditation video can provide, and blaming a portion of this video for "making" you think of something that surely you think about regardless is absurd. I do not have a clue how one heals from what you have endured, but you will likely not find the answer here on KZbin watching videos and then criticizing them in the comments. I truly hope tou seek peace elsewhere and that you find it.

[@micheleparadis2808]

Thank you

[@MichellesSanctuary]

Wishing you healing. 💜