Learn & Explore
Essays by grief counselors who understand what you're going through. Read when you're ready. There's no rush.
What grief really is, how it works, and why the old models got it wrong
Why the five stages model failed you, and what actually helps
Almost every new client sits on my green velvet sofa and stares at the box of tissues on the coffee table. They look at the cardboard cube as if it is an elaborate trap.
Dr. Elena Marsh 11 min read Every loss is different. These essays honor that.
Ambiguous loss, estrangement, and the pain of grieving someone who is still alive
The rain streaks the glass of my Vancouver office on Tuesday afternoons while clients sit across from me and apologize for taking up space. They fold their hands in their laps.
Catherine Fournier 10 min read Not moving on. Moving with.
The old model said move on. The new science says carry them with you.
I spent the first decade of my career walking the quiet linoleum corridors of a palliative care ward in South London. It was deeply repetitive work.
James Whitfield 10 min read Knowledge is the first step. A conversation is the second.
Find Your Counselor
Dr. Priya Sharma