- Every situation of grief is unique. And every journey out of the depths of grief is unlike any other.
- Grief is organic-- it interacts with everything else in life, is shaped and being shaped by those things. No grief stands by itself in a corner.
- Grief takes time and effort to process, and is never fully resolved.
- Grief often comes in waves.
- Unresolved grief (grief that is unrecognized, unexplored, unvalidated by others) turns into anger.
- Grief related to a tragedy that brings unfolding consequences, such as a life-altering accident, presents a special challenge. The loss is ambiguous, and the grief associated with it also feels ambiguous.
- Grief is like a whirlpool that pulls you under the water or a river that carries you away.