When we’re suffering, when the pain of our particular challenge or loss takes up every bit of our energy, it often seems as though nobody understands what we’re going through. Surprisingly, instead of trying to avoid, deny, or anesthetize the pain, it’s helpful to recognize the typical “signposts” along the “Path of Suffering” to validate and honor our own experience and that of others. While no two journeys are alike, we can be assured that what we’re feeling is, in some way, what everyone has experienced or will experience, and that, in fact, we’re not alone.