"Understanding your loss means understanding what role the loss plays in your life, and eventually..."

“Understanding your loss means understanding what role the loss plays in your life, and eventually being able to integrate the loss into your identity. It means reconstructing your identity, and your world, after it has been forever changed. Understanding your loss may sound as if it involves thinking a lot about what has happened in the past, but it is really more about deciding how to live your life in the future.””

-   — Sameet Kumar, “Grieving Mindfully”