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We talked to dozens of people about their experience of grief. Here’s what we learned (and how it’s different from what you might think)

  • Written by Michelle Peterie, Research Fellow, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
We talked to dozens of people about their experience of grief. Here’s what we learned (and how it’s different from what you might think)Shutterstock

Have you ever felt a sudden pang of sadness? A bird seems to stop and look you in the eye. A photo drops out of a messy drawer from long ago, in the mundanity of a weekend spring clean.

Your day is immediately derailed, unsettled. You are pulled into something you thought was past. And yet, in being pulled back, you are grateful,...

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