Grief Personas

White Paper: Understanding Grief Processing Styles: A Framework of Grief Personas

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How We Process Grief, and Why It Looks So Different for Everyone

When someone we love dies, we grieve. But how we grieve? That’s a different story. Some of us cry easily. Others throw ourselves into action. Some search for meaning. Others go quiet.

Understanding these differences isn’t just helpful. It’s essential. It can ease self-doubt, reduce conflict, and strengthen the way families show up for one another after a loss.

At Restfully, we believe that better support begins with better understanding. That’s why all of our grief resources are grounded in psychological research, not just sentiment. Our Grief Persona framework – The Open Heart, The Steady Hand, The Seeker, and The Quiet Anchor – was developed through a careful review of the literature and is introduced in our new white paper, Understanding Grief Processing Styles: A Framework of Grief Personas.