Grief, Loss, and Other Life Changes

Grief is a normal response to loss. Most commonly we relate grief to the loss of a loved one, but grief can be caused by any loss. Although grief is often described as a five stage process (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance), there is no “right” way to grieve. Not everyone experiences each stage, not everyone grieves in this order, and some experience various stages multiple times throughout their grief process.

If you feel like you are stuck in one stage of grief or that your grief could be turning into mild to severe depression, please reach out to Student Counseling Services to get the support that you need.

• Understanding Grief
• Screening Tools
• The Death of a Loved One
• Dealing with Divorce or Changes in a Relationship
• Dealing with Your Health Issues or Health Issues of a Loved One
• Other Types of Loss
• Coping with Grief and Loss
• When Does Grief Become Unhealthy?
• Additional Self–Help Resources
• Need Help?

• Coping with a Life-Threatening Illness or Serious Health Event   
• Coping with Physical Illness (YouTube)
• How gratitude rewires your brain (Christina Costa)

• What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose (Jennifer Brea)
• Disability Not Invisibility: My Experience with Chronic Illness (Vicky Potter) (YouTube)

• What Everyone Should Understand About Prolonged Grief Disorder
• Change, Loss and Grief: Are Your Reactions Unhealthy?
• The Profound Sadness of Prolonged Grief
• Prolonged Grief (YouTube)