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Bereavement, Grief & Mourning

Bereavement, Grief & Mourning

Bereavement is the experience of losing someone important to us and often characterized by the process of grief which is the range of emotions we go through as we work through the loss. One can also experience grief from the end of a relationships, loss of job, moving to a new location and/or decline in physical or mental health of someone we love or from our own experience. We can experience different aspects of grief when looking at bereavement, grief and mourning specifically around collective trauma, complicated grief, sudden loss, and disenfranchised grief. It is important to look at all aspects of bereavement, grief, and mourning, specifically around hidden grief or sorrow that is often minimized or not understood by others or unvalidated by social norms.