Grief Counseling for Anticipatory Grief: Preparing with Care

Anticipatory grief shows up before a loss occurs, often months or even years ahead of time. It’s the quiet grief counseling ache while sitting in a hospital room, the lurch in your stomach every time the phone rings late at night, the mix of gratitude and fatigue that comes with caregiving. People sometimes think they shouldn’t feel grief until after a death, but the psyche recognizes change long before paperwo