Coping With Grief is messy
We often think coping with grief follows a neat five-stage model — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance — but the truth is, real life doesn’t do neat. Grief comes in waves. Sometimes it’s a tsunami, sometimes it’s a quiet tide. Sometimes it catches you crying in the supermarket aisle because your person used to buy that brand of biscuits.
At Your D+I, we believe grief deserves better conversations — not just sympathy cards and awkward silences. That’s why we created our Coping with Grief Workshop: a space to explore loss, identity, and language with compassion and (a bit of) humour.
Before you can cope, you have to understand what kind of grief you’re carrying.
The Many Types of Grief
Below is a guide to some of the most recognised — and often misunderstood — types of coping with grief.
Situational or Specific Grief
Relational & Non-Death Grief
What you get in the “Coping with Grief” Workshop
Our Coping with Grief session isn’t a “sit quietly and cry” type of thing. It’s an honest, gentle-but-real look at how grief shows up in our workplaces, families, and bodies — especially when life expects us to just get on with it. We explore how to support employees with grief.
We explore:
✨ The different types of grief (and how to spot them in yourself and others)
🧠 How grief affects our brains, bodies, and communication
💬 Inclusive ways to talk about loss — without awkward clichés
💪 Practical coping tools for both individuals and managers
🤝 Creating psychologically safe workplaces where grief isn’t taboo
Participants leave with clarity, compassion, and a few lighter shoulders.
There’s No “Right” Way to Grieve
Grief isn’t something to fix — it’s something to honour.
Whether your loss is loud or quiet, recent or decades old, you deserve space to name it and feel it.
If you or your team could use some guidance, space, or language around grief, get in touch.
👉 Join our next “Coping with Grief” workshop
🗓️ Dates: rolling sessions available online or in person