The Grief Conversation We Need to Have: Beyond the 5 Stages
Discover the truth about grief beyond the outdated five-stage model. This episode dismantles common misconceptions about grief, reveals why Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's famous stages were never meant for bereavement, and explores the diverse grief responses.
Learn about anticipatory grief, complicated grief and the crucial differences between intuitive and instrumental grieving patterns.
Whether you're supporting someone through loss or navigating grief yourself, this episode provides the understanding you need without prescriptive timelines or one-size-fits-all approaches. Listen now to transform how you view and experience grief.
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Anna Khandrueva, LCSW, is a trauma and couples therapist and owner of Courage to Heal Therapy in Broomfield, Colorado. She uses EMDR, IFS, and other trauma-focused approaches to help adults heal from complex trauma and childhood emotional neglect, and helps couples build stronger, more connected relationships. Her practice is LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity affirming. Anna grew up in 1980s Russia, worked in finance before becoming a therapist, and brings both lived experience and clinical skill to every conversation.
Anna’s Website: https://www.couragetohealtherapy.com
Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/couragetohealtherapy
