Understanding Grief, It’s Not What You Think (originally published in PsychologyToday.com)
We mistakenly believe there is a Grief hierarchy, with the intensity of loss more legitimate for some events than others. The criteria are usually based on social norms. In this article, I explain that the intensity and duration of Grief are related to the importance the lost person, pet, ability, or object had in our lives. Even more important, […]
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