“I believe in the power of ritual”

I believe in the power of ritual and how it heals, especially with grief. Having lost some very central people in my life, I understand the journey of grief and healing. We have some rituals around loss, like funerals and memorials. I feel that creating and continuing to ritualize the loss helps us continue our relationship with that person in a new way while letting go of what used to be at the same time, such as creating altars or objects to honor that person on personal anniversaries.