Date of Award
Winter 2009
Project Type
Thesis
Program or Major
Counseling
Degree Name
Master of Arts
First Advisor
David J Hebert
Abstract
Grief is a journey one can only take alone. There is no rehearsal for it, no primer courses, it cannot be measured or timed. No one can do it with you, or for you. There is never an end, completion, finish line. There is not one prescribed way to do it, nor is there a tidy process. Grief is messy. Most importantly, grief is something that no one ever escapes. It surrounds us all the time, it is layered in our lives, permeates the atmosphere. It is ubiquitous. There are many types and degrees of grief; there are deep pockets of anguish, intense grief that follows the death of a significant person in our lives. The more important the relationship, the more intense the grieving. In greater and lesser degrees, grief is a continuous process that we navigate throughout our lives.
Recommended Citation
Andrews-Ahearn, E Elaine, "Grief, grieving and death" (2009). Master's Theses and Capstones. 123.
https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis/123