Question 1

What is wave-based grief?

Accepted Answer

Wave-based grief recognizes that grief moves, recedes, and returns. A new wave does not mean that you have failed or returned to the beginning.

Question 2

Do you reject the five stages of grief?

Accepted Answer

No. The stages can provide helpful language, but grief does not follow one mandatory sequence or timetable.

Question 3

Is grief only emotional?

Accepted Answer

No. Grief can affect sleep, memory, appetite, physical health, relationships, work, finances, identity, and a person’s sense of safety.

Question 4

What makes traumatic grief different?

Accepted Answer

Sudden or stigmatized losses may bring shock, unanswered questions, guilt, anger, isolation, and difficult interactions with medical or legal systems.

Frequently asked questions

What is wave-based grief?

Do you reject the five stages of grief?

Is grief only emotional?

What makes traumatic grief different?