Reframing Sorrow: Beyond the Five Stages of Grief August's National Grief Awareness Month has brought attention to the complex emotions that follow loss, highlighting the need for a more nuanced understanding of the grieving process.
The five stages of grief, first proposed by Elisabeth Kübler Ross in 1969, have become a cultural touchstone, but recent experiences with loss have prompted a reevaluation.
Kate Doerge's experience losing her 16 year old daughter has led her to propose shifting from "stages" to "actions.