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The Strange Grief of Outgrowing Who You Used to Be

Sometimes healing is not only about letting go of people. Sometimes it is about letting go of who you used to be.

Aug 23, 20269 min read

Person standing alone in nature while reflecting on personal growth and spiritual change.

Image by Janusz Walczak from Pixabay

Welcome to Part 2 of my new series, The Strange Side of Spiritual Awakening.

This series is about the parts of spiritual awakening that people do not always talk about.

The loneliness.

The changes.

The distance you can feel from people.

The loss of old habits.

The strange feeling that your old life just does not fit anymore.

Spiritual awakening can be beautiful.

It can make you feel more aware, more connected, and more in touch with yourself.

But it can also be confusing.

It can make you emotional.

It can make you question almost everything.

And sometimes, it can make you grieve the person you used to be.

In Part 1, “The Strange Loneliness That Can Come With Spiritual Awakening,” I talked about how growth can sometimes make us feel alone, even when we are surrounded by people.

Now I want to talk about another feeling that can...

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Michelle Morera, Founder, MiloCamilo

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