Serving Through Sorrow: The Concurrent Caregiver's Guide to Healing While Helping Others (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781088147870)

There is a quiet myth that follows certain people through life the myth of "the strong one." The strong one does not break. The strong one does not need. The strong one carries. When grief enters the life of the strong one, it is often assumed that they can handle it. They always have before. But strength can become a prison when it prevents others from seeing your pain. The myth suggests that resilience equals invincibility, that composure equals coping. Yet strength does not cancel sorrow; it simply hides it well. I often found myself grieving alone because I appeared strong enough to carry it. My posture remained steady. My voice remained calm. I showed up to serve, to comfort, to guide. But inside, loss was carving out space that no one could see. Not only did I have to be strong for myself, I felt responsible for being strong for everyone else. This book will help you to release the strong man mentality.