The stages of grief are a framework for understanding the emotional process of loss, most commonly known as the five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance . However, this is not a linear process; individuals may not experience all stages or may go through them in a different order. Other models, like the seven stages of grief, add shock, isolation, and testing to the list.  The five stages of grief Denial: A person may refuse to accept the reality of

The "3 C's of Grief" are Choose, Connect, and Communicate , a framework to help navigate loss. This approach empowers individuals to make choices, connect with others for support, and communicate their needs and feelings to foster healing and adaptation.  Choose: Grief often involves a loss of control, but choosing your actions is a way to regain agency. This can mean choosing to take one small step at a time, like getting out of bed or asking for help, or choosing specific a

"The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered." – This quote is from www.thecomfortcompany.com

"Grief is itself a medicine." "Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose." "The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief - But the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love."

Imagine you spend a weekend just laughing, talking, and enjoying life with one of your favorite people. You go to bed feeling good, relaxed, and grateful; ready to take on the workweek. You wake up the next morning and reach for your phone. You find a barrage of text messages and phone calls from your son and a number you don't recognize. Uncertainty sets in because you can't figure out why you didn't hear the phone. You anxiously call him back because clearly something is