Grief and Loss – The Process of Mourning

Mind Matters: Exploring Human Psychology · Jan 15, 2026 · 7m

This episode explores grief as a universal yet deeply personal response to loss—not a problem to fix, but a natural psychological process. It explains grief as the mind’s way of adjusting to a life that has permanently changed, emphasizing that mourning arises because love and attachment were real. Psychological models like Kübler-Ross’s stages and the Dual Process Model help describe how emotions come in waves—moving between pain and periods of normal life—rather than progressing in a clean, linear sequence.

The episode highlights that grief affects the whole person—emotionally, cognitively…