Continuing Bonds
A bereavement approach that challenges the old idea that healthy grief means 'letting go' and 'moving on' from the deceased...
Varies — rituals can be brief (5 minutes) or extended; this is an ongoing orientation rather than a fixed practice
Dual Process Model of Grief
Developed by Margaret Stroebe and Henk Schut, this model explains healthy grieving as a dynamic oscillation between two...
No fixed time — this is a framework for understanding your grief process rather than a timed exercise
Meaning Reconstruction After Loss
Developed by Robert Neimeyer, this approach views grief as fundamentally a crisis of meaning — the death of someone important...
20-30 minutes per journaling session, 2-3 times per week; ongoing meaning-making may continue for months or years