Session 1: Understanding grief
Session 1 introduces grief as a response to loss and explores how different losses can affect us. You can use the video and optional activities to reflect on your own experience, at your own pace.
This is a self-paced educational session. There are no required introductions, submissions or group discussions. You do not need to tell your whole story or revisit every loss to continue with the course.
This is session 1 of the ‘intentional grief course’.
Session 1: Activities overview
Loss timeline
Journal reflection: The story of my loss
Identify 3 Grief misunderstandings you've heard
The activities are optional. You can try one, return to the others later, or simply listen. We recommend allowing 60–90 minutes for your own reflection and working through the material. You can use this time in one sitting or across shorter sessions, and take more or less time according to what feels useful to you. There is no minimum writing length or deadline.
For the loss timeline, choose only the experiences you feel comfortable noting. For the journal reflection, write as much or as little as you wish, without describing painful events in detail. For the grief misunderstandings activity, you can note one example rather than all three.
Pause or stop if an activity feels too much. Keep your reflections private unless you choose to share them with someone you trust.
There is a private Facebook group, although it is not very active. For current posts and updates, you can follow the public That Grief Guy Facebook Page. Following is optional and is not needed to use this course. Please keep personal worksheet answers and sensitive details off the public Page. The Page is not a confidential support space or crisis service.