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Stages of Grief

In 1964, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross described five stages of (normal) grief and observed in both the dying and the bereaved (survivors):

• Denial
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Acceptance

Here is another description of the grief process developed by researcher and clinical psychologist Therese Rando:

"Rando's Six R's

• Recognize the loss: This stage is coming out of the shock and possibly denial that it has happened.
• React: Emotions are part of the process.

• Recollect and Re-Experience: Reviewing and revisiting memories are important aspects of healing from loss.
• Relinquish: This is a slow process of putting the loss behind them by accepting the world has changed.
• Readjust: With a return to regular life, the pain of loss is not so sharp, when the previous steps have been processed.
• Reinvest: Although it is true that the world will never be the same, a healthy person reinvests in new relationships and commitments.

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