Processing a loss: How active tasks of healthy grieving help adjust to new life


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Friday, 07 Jun 2024

Anyone who loses a loved one ends up in a maelstrom of emotions, from bewilderment to anger to guilty conscience. — Photos: dpa

WHEN a loved one dies, be it unexpectedly or after a long illness, the bereaved typically faces a challenge.

"First of all, it's important to grasp the reality of the death and the need to accept it," says Marei Rascher-Held, co-chairwomen of Germany's Federal Association for Grief Counselling (BVT).

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