{"id":354,"date":"2023-03-20T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T10:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:24:51","slug":"how-to-keep-yourself-healthy-while-grieving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/how-to-keep-yourself-healthy-while-grieving\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Yourself Healthy While Grieving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you are grieving the loss of a loved one, oftentimes making sure your own mental and physical health is taken care of is not something you are going to think about. Your thoughts, actions, and emotions are consumed by the feelings of loss and sorry. However, keeping yourself healthy is imperative to getting through this challenging time. Directors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornwellcolonial.com\/page\/funeral-home-cremations-tualatin-or\">funeral homes in Tualatin, OR<\/a>., have these tips on what to do to stay healthy while grieving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Practice Self-Care<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Although taking care of yourself during this time might seem like the furthest thing on your mind, ensuring both your mental and physical wellness is looked after needs to be a priority. How do you do this?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nutrition <\/strong>&#8211; Take care of yourself by making sure you are eating enough and eating healthy foods. If you don\u2019t feel like preparing meals, look into having meals delivered that you can simply reheat in a microwave or oven. Also, make sure to get plenty of water each day and stay away from sugary drinks and alcohol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical Activity<\/strong> &#8211; Get up and get moving. You may feel unmotivated at this time to get up and do anything but keeping your body active helps get your blood flowing and muscles working which not only helps your body feel better, but it also actually helps your mind think more clearly. So get up and go for a walk, take a yoga class, clean the house, rake the yard\u2026just anything that will get you up and moving.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mentally<\/strong> &#8211; Your mental health is extremely important at this time. Make sure you do things that nurture it. Go to a park and reconnect with nature, meditate, write regularly in a journal, start a gratitude list, do something nice for someone else, or talk to a spiritual leader. The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/different-funeral-services-and-events\/\">funeral service<\/a> is the single event that most people are familiar with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-382 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/funeral-homes-in-Tualatin-OR2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"funeral homes in Tualatin, OR\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/funeral-homes-in-Tualatin-OR2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/funeral-homes-in-Tualatin-OR2-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/funeral-homes-in-Tualatin-OR2-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/funeral-homes-in-Tualatin-OR2-112x75.jpg 112w, https:\/\/blog.cornwellcolonial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/funeral-homes-in-Tualatin-OR2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Surround Yourself with Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Losing someone we love is one of the most difficult things we experience. Don\u2019t try and work through this alone. Surrounding yourself with support can truly help lift you up and help carry you through this process. Support can come from many sources. Some include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talking with friends<\/li>\n<li>Joining an in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornwellcolonial.com\/grief-and-healing\/grief-support-guide\">grief support group<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Talking with a grief counselor one-on-one<\/li>\n<li>Connect online with others who are grieving with an online group<\/li>\n<li>Be open to accepting support from other sources when offered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are not one to normally open up and share your emotions, accepting and leaning on this support may feel difficult in the beginning. Just trust that it is helping and continue with the process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While it may seem wrong or disloyal to your loved one to think about yourself when they are gone, you must make sure you stay healthy both mentally and physically. Of course, this is can be much easier said than done, but with a little focus you can make little steps to ensure you are taking care of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>If you need more resources to help with your grief after your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornwellcolonial.com\/services\/burials\">loved one\u2019s funeral home<\/a> in Tualatin, OR., please reach out to us anytime as we are always here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are grieving the loss of a loved one, oftentimes making sure your own mental and physical health is taken care of is not something<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[15],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Coping With Greif in a Healthy Way - Funeral Homes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After a loved one passes away the feelings of loss can leave you feeling sad and unmotivated about life. 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