Is There a Right Way to Grieve?
In Episode 32: Grieving a Suicide, Part I, our guest, social work supervisor Whitcomb Terpening, discussed the complex issues surrounding grieving a suicide. Of course, no matter how a person dies, grief is normal following the loss. But, in the case of suicide, grieving is complicated with other feelings and factors: possible shame, the stigma of suicide, anger at the deceased. So how should people go about grieving a suicide? Many people focus on the “right” …
