Some Grief Isn’t From This Life

"Ending & Beginning Still" Work by Caryn Drexel

I want to talk about something that comes up in my sessions more than you might expect. A certain kind of grief. The kind that doesn't make a lot of sense.

People say things like:

"I've had a pretty normal life."

"Nothing that bad has happened."

"But there's this sadness I’ve always carried."

And they’re right. It’s not from this life.

Not always.

Sometimes, the heaviness you feel—especially if it’s always been there—is something your soul picked up long ago. In a different lifetime. In a different body. And for whatever reason, it hasn’t fully healed yet.

How do you know if that might be happening?

There’s no checklist. But there are patterns I’ve seen again and again. Here are a few:

You miss someone you’ve never met.

It sounds strange, I know. But it happens. This weird ache in your heart. A sense of loss that has no face or story attached. Just the feeling that someone’s missing.

You feel things deeply—sometimes too deeply.

You lose someone, or even watch a sad movie, and it hits you hard. Way harder than expected. Like the grief cracked something open in you. And suddenly, it’s all pouring out.

You have dreams that feel like memories.

They’re vivid. Emotional. You might wake up crying. Or haunted. Or confused because you don’t recognize the people in the dream—but the love, or the pain, feels real.

Certain time periods or places stir something in you.

You see a photo of a place you’ve never been and get choked up. Or you read about a time in history and feel oddly connected—or deeply uncomfortable. That’s not random.

You’ve always carried a sadness that doesn’t belong to your current life.

You’ve tried therapy. Journaling. Talking it through. But there’s still something heavy in your chest. A sorrow that has no name.

What do you do with that?

You don’t push it down.

And you don’t blame yourself for being “too sensitive.”

You get curious.

You let your soul tell its story.

That’s what past life regression can help with.

Not to prove anything. Not to analyze. Just to gently open the door and ask:

“What is this grief? Where did it begin?”

And once you see it—really see it—something shifts.

You breathe differently.

You soften.

You stop carrying pain that isn’t even yours anymore.

You don’t have to keep dragging old sorrow behind you.

If this sounds familiar, I’m here.

This is the kind of work I love to do—because it’s deep, and real, and soul-level healing.

Take your time.

When you're ready, you can learn more at www.thehypnoticniche.com.

– Maggie