7 Things I Learned About Grief When My Husband Died

There's no single way to grieve, and my husband's death taught me many lessons about grief that I carry with me to this day.

By Amy Morin, LCSW, Editor-in-Chief Top of Mind 7 Things I Learned About Grief When My Husband Died It's one thing to understand grief on an intellectual level, but even as a therapist, nothing can quite prepare you for a loss of your own.   When I became a widow at 26, I gained a whole new understanding of the grieving process, and learned lessons about it that I still carry with me years later.   While everybody grieves in their own way, there are many pieces of my experience that you might recognize. Whether it's the importance of surrounding yourself with kind people, the way grief comes in waves and operates on its own timeline, or ultimately how it can be healing, reading about my lessons in grief might help you better understand your feelings in a time of loss. Read These Next How to Cope at Work While Grieving a Loved One READ NOW How Grief and Depression Are Different READ NOW What to Know About the Physical Effects of Grief READ NOW Spread the Light Share the newsletter with someone you know to make their day a little brighter. SHARE We're open to suggestions! If you have any feedback about this newsletter, let us know at feedback@verywell.com.     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If someone forwarded you this email, you can subscribe here!   A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2021 Verywellmind.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy