Friendship Grief Is Real — And It’s One of the Hardest Parts of Loss

Friendship Grief Is Real — And It’s One of the Hardest Parts of LossPhoto by Samuel Rodriguez on Unsplash

When society talks about grief it’s focus is usually on you, the person who lost someone or something. Any support resources, groups, or materials are all about how you, as an individual person who’s faced loss, are going to cope and move forward.

But what no one talks about — and what absolutely devastates so many of my clients and students — is that your grief also includes other people. And...