While we use the terms grief and mourning interchangeably in everyday life, they are different. Grief is about the heart and mourning is about the head.
Often we’re not just grieving the loss of the person themselves but we’re also grieving the loss of the various roles they filled in our life.
A common myth in our society is that grief is caused by death. In reality, grief is caused by a significant loss of any type. Death can be a...