Closure Quote by Earl A Grollman

“many people who suffer difficult losses exhibit a natural resilience. They hurt deeply, but the hurt passes, and relatively soon after the loss they…

— George A. Bonanno

'Closure' is the word used for a loss that's not acknowledged - and the habit this causes, physically and mentally, for anybody who is…

— Alice Ripley

“Perhaps we become accustomed to our grief and, as it becomes increasingly familiar, increasingly part of the emotional landscape, it becomes a dullness. But…

— David Rieff

Closure is just as delusive-it is the false hope that we can deaden our living grief.

— Stephen Grosz

“Psychologists have clinically observed that overly prolonged grief in the bereaved usually signifies a poor relationship with the one who died.”

— Robert E. Neale

Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And…

— Jodi Picoult

A person who hasn't grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.

— Henry Cloud

Its natural to have a deep sense of loss when someone close to us dies.But we should also look for ways to enter into…

— Mariane Corbito

I see what grief does, how it strips you bare, shows you all the things you don't want to know. That loss doesn't end,…

— Elizabeth Scott

In a study we did of bereavement, we found that rather impressive numbers of widows and widowers had not simply gone back to their…

— Irvin D. Yalom

But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of…

— Meghan O'Rourke

“Without guidance and support for patients and families approaching death, there may be unnecessary conflict, confusion, and trauma that linger long after the passing…

— Lisa J. Shultz