Grief + Loss

Mayo Clinic defines grief as "a strong, sometimes overwhelming emotion for people, regardless of whether their sadness stems from the loss of a loved one or from a terminal diagnosis they or someone they loved have received. Grief is the natural reaction to loss."

There are multiple experiences of grief. Here are a few examples:

• Traumatic grief - a form of common grief related to sudden or unexpected loss
• Complicated grief - when grief is prolonged and significantly impacts daily life
• Delayed or Absent grief - absence or delayed feeling of grief after a loss often expressed as denial
• Disenfranchised grief - when your loss may be stigmatized or disregarded by society
• Collective grief - community level form of grief after major events