Mourning is the public expression of our pain when we lose someone.

Grief is the inner, private, feeling we experience in loss

What is Grief?
Definition: keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.

Remember:
Grief is the natural reaction to loss of any sort.

Grief is the natural reaction to loss of any kind but is mainly associated with the death of a person.
Grief is a strong, sometimes overwhelming emotion for people, regardless of whether their sadness stems from the loss of a loved one, (Death) or from a terminal diagnosis they or someone they love have received. (Dying)
People find themselves feeling numb and removed from daily life, unable to carry on with regular duties while saddled with their sense of loss.

Grief is the natural reaction to loss.
The journey through grief is a process that involves time.
Grief is both a universal (communal) and personal experience (individual)
Individual experiences of grief vary and are influenced by the nature of the loss.
Examples of loss: the death of a loved one, the ending of an important relationship,
job loss, loss through theft or the loss of independence through disability.(Among other examples)

Grief is the natural reaction to loss.
People grieving learn to realize that they can't control the process of grief
and to journey through the varying stages of grief.
Mourning, (public expression of grief) or grief gone public is taking our internal experience of grief and expressing it outside of ourselves.

Generally, pain is eased as time passes and as the bereaved adapts to life without a loved one,
or to the news of a terminal diagnosis that someone they love may die. (anticipatory grief)

Grief is the natural reaction to loss

We learn to grieve by being aware of  the grief process as outlined by the following web pages

At Emerald Counseling we help you learn and cope!