Grief is a Long Journey

Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Grief is a Journey - Not 5 Stages The death of someone loved changes our lives forever. And the movement from the “before” to the “after” is almost always a long, painful journey... We must journey all through it, sometimes meandering the side roads, sometimes plowing directly into its raw center. There are six “yield signs” you are likely to encounter on your journey through grief – what I call the “reconciliation needs of mourning.” All mourners must yield to this set of basic human needs if they are to heal.

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