by Michelle Meltzer | Jan 24, 2020 |
Grief and Bereavement What are grief, mourning, and bereavement? Grief Grief is normal, and it is a process. Expressing grief is how a person reacts to the loss of a loved one. Many people think of grief as a single instance or as a short time of pain or sadness in...
by Michelle Meltzer | Jan 21, 2020 |
Is Crying Important When You’re Grieving? The death of someone we love is one of the most intense emotional experiences any of us will face. So it’s no surprise it’s often accompanied by floods of tears. Not everyone cries when they grieve, however –...
by Michelle Meltzer | Jan 21, 2020 |
Grief is the price We Pay for an Enormous and Great Love Grief, i’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your...
by Michelle Meltzer | Jan 21, 2020 |
Can You Forgive a Person Who has Died? I frequently get the question: Can I forgive a person who has passed away? Even though the other person no longer is among the living, the wounds of the past still can be very much present in those left behind. When resentment...
by Michelle Meltzer | Jan 21, 2020 |
When Loss Hurts: 6 Physical Effects of Grief May 20, 2018 • By GoodTherapy Staff If you have ever lost a loved one, you have most likely experienced grief. Grief is an intense feeling of sadness or sorrow. It is generally brought on by the loss of something or...