Surfing the (Repeating and Relentless) Waves of Grief

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Grief comes in waves. You might be familiar with the popular concept of the five stages of grief. They are…

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

And what do we do with anything expressed as “stages?” In our modern, western culture, we…