The need to mourn
Grief and mourning are not the same experience. Grief is the internal experience of loss-the way we think and feel when we lose someone we love. Mourning is the outward expression of that grief.
Mourning is essential if we are to love and live wholly again. We cannot heal unless we openly express our grief, sharing it outside ourselves. The funeral is one of our first opportunities to mourn within a supportive group. Attending the funeral begins the healing process.
