Grief and Loss

We grieve for many things in our lives in addition to death, such as divorce, breakups, loss of a job, loss of a dream, loss of a future. We grieve for what was, what never was, or what will never be. Psychologist Edith Eger says, "All therapy is grief work" for this very reason. Our emotional pain is caused by grief, and just like a death, it needs to be attended to, mourned, and supported by others. . Grief counseling involves getting in touch with the myriad of emotions we experience when we are mourning a loss and learning to hold our pain. .