When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced the five stages of grief in 1969, it gave people language for a difficult and often isolating experience. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance quickly became a common way to describe the emotional landscape of loss. Over time, however, grief researchers and counselors have clarified an important truth: grief is not linear. You don’t graduate from…

Note: This post is written for a persona from our Grief Persona Quiz. If you haven’t identified what your persona is, please start here. If you’re The Steady Hand, you keep things moving. When grief strikes, you respond by stepping in. You take care of others, organize meals, plan logistics, and hold things together. You are the one people rely…