grief

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Coping With Loss - The Seven Phases of Grief

Understanding common phases of the grieving process can make it easier to cope or to help someone you care about. The grieving process differs based on who we are, whom we have lost, and how much our ddaily life is changed by the loss. Although everyone experiences the grieving process differently, the grieving process tends to have seven distinct phases.

Phase One