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What this is
Healthy grief oscillates — you feel it, then you rest. Suppressing it floods worse; letting it rule unchecked overwhelms. This tool opens a contained five-minute space where grief is fully allowed: cry, remember, miss them. When the time ends, the space gently closes. You honoured your grief AND boundaried it. Based on Stroebe & Schut's Dual Process Model of grief and Stanton's emotional approach coping research.
Who it's for
You're holding grief back all day and it's leaking through everywhere. You need permission to feel it — but also a boundary so it doesn't flood everything. You want to honour their memory without falling apart for the whole day.
Benefits
⚠ Precautions
- A self-help grief support exercise, not therapy or diagnosis.
- If grief feels unsafe or you are in crisis, please reach a helpline immediately.
- This tool does not replace bereavement counselling or professional grief support.
- Take only as much as feels safe — you can stop at any time.
Disclaimer
This is a self-help grief support exercise based on recognised grief research (Dual Process Model). It does not diagnose, treat, or replace professional bereavement support. Everything stays only on your device and is never uploaded.