218. What Kind of Griever Are You? Understanding Your Grief Style and Why It Matters

About this episode

In this episode, Tara Accardo explores different grieving styles and their significance in the healing process.

Drop me a message or voice note! In this episode, I'm diving into one of my favorite topics—grieving styles—and why understanding yours can be such a powerful part of your healing journey. Because here's what I want you to know before we even get started: there is no right way to grieve. There is only your way. I'm pulling from real research here, specifically the work of psychologists Terry Martin and Kenneth Doka, who identified a spectrum of grieving styles that explains so much about why...

People in this episode

Host: Tara Accardo

Topics covered

• grief styles
• healing journey
• psychology of grief
• personal grief
• grieving process

Keywords

• grief
• grieving styles
• healing
• psychology
• Terry Martin
• Kenneth Doka
• personal journey

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