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Rachel Weinstein , LCSW

Clinical Social Worker

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Hannah-Valeria

Conversation Starter

10 Jun 2026

Q:Different kinds of grief

Hi Rachel,

It looks like working with grief is an area of therapeutic work that we both share! This area has always been very dear to me due to personal experience with different kinds of loss as well as the power of helping people through what is essentially a part of life. What has always struck me in this area is that many people tend to think of loss as being mostly a physical loss. Yet so often I find that it is different kinds of losses that are very impactful as well. I am curious what your thoughts are on this.

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grateful

Conversation Starter

03 Jun 2026 at 14:46

That's a very good point Hannah-Valeria. I'll add that grief can be about losing something we were certain would be part of our future. We can grieve the life we imagined, the relationship we thought would last, or the hopes and expectations we held on to for years. For example after a divorce, there can be grief not only for the marriage itself, but for the future that was envisioned and never came to be. Or a parent may experience grief when a child chooses a path that looks very different from what they had hoped or imagined for them. These kinds of losses are important nuances and very much a part of the grief landscape. Thank you for bringing this perspective into the conversation.

Hannah-Valeria

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04 Jun 2026 at 08:19

Thank you for sharing. These are the kinds of experiences that I also think are so important for us as therapists not to lose track of. Also during a war what is also often lost is a sense of safety and security even if an individual isn't affected more personally or through a physical loss of a loved one. These nuances can have this effect that permeates through our lives and experiences on a much more diffused yet impactful level. In addition to acknowledging this elements, I find that working with the body-based interventions or images can be very useful in working with grief on all these different levels.