“…in a rush, I feel it all…”
According to clinical psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor, grief is that sudden emotional experience that strikes when we first lose someone—and then keeps ambushing us at odd moments afterward. Grieving, on the other hand, is a process that unfolds over time as our brains slowly learn that our loved one is gone—that the “we” they were part of no longer exists. Check out her book, The Grieving Brain.
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