Our new book, Seeing Through the Grief: A Time Perspective Therapy Approach, has just been published and we’re excited to share with you the following adapted excerpt.

When our grief is caused by the loss of a loved one, it is usually thought to be a private and a solitary experience. The death affects all of the family members, friends, and those who knew the deceased but they each take their own path through their grief. It’s intimate. It’s personal.

Consider also the extreme experiences some of us may undergo—devastating incidents such as living through war, horrifying terrorist attacks, mass shooting deaths, and/or destructive natural disasters. These shared experiences culminate in what is known as collective grief.

One vehicle that has brought collective grief to almost all of us is the COVID-19 pandemic. This novel virus and its ever-mutating global spinoffs have caused us to grieve for our losses and the unexpected changes it gave rise to, personally and collectively—first and foremost, those who have died, but also the loss of jobs, limits on education, financial hardships, and in some cases the end of a way of life.

Fortunately, we are recovering as a society from the ravages of COVID-19. Unfortunately, the number of gun-related mass murders continues to rise, and when we add the growing number of natural........

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