Griefy Tip #12: The Truth About the 7 Stages of Grief

The seven stages of grief are widely accepted—but grief isn’t that simple. While each stage reflects a valid emotion many grievers experience, the idea that you move through them in order and then you’re “done” grieving just isn’t accurate. Grief doesn't follow a timeline, and it definitely doesn’t fit neatly into boxes. In this Griefy Tip episode, we’re talking about how the stages can help us understand grief—but also how they can limit our understanding of what grief really looks like.