From the course: Dealing with Grief, Loss, and Change as an Employee

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Grief's nonlinear progression

Grief's nonlinear progression

From the course: Dealing with Grief, Loss, and Change as an Employee

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Grief's nonlinear progression

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- Each one of us must face separations, loss, and change. And grief is the natural reaction to those losses. And it is both a universal and very, very personal experience. Individual experiences of grief vary and are really quite influenced by the nature of the losses that you've experienced. Losses that occur tragically, traumatically or unexpectedly or are out of the natural order with the death of a child or a young spouse, or where a relationship has been strained or conflictual. Or even that occur by human hand and appear absolutely senseless. Those are often so much more difficult to comprehend and they may take longer to process through. We may not be able to make sense of the loss itself nor even how it occurred. Though over time, we may be able to make sense of the impact that the loss had on us. As you may recall, grief includes combined feelings of sadness, helplessness, anger or disappointment. And grief may…

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