De-griefing
Written for the Hunter E. Boss Foundation
Topics: grief
de-griefing
noun: de-griefing; plural noun: de-griefings
A meeting with best friends and/or family after the ceremonial activities of a devastating life event; a debriefing of grieving, a social post-mortem
Sometimes you need space for sentimental, devastating mourning.
Sometimes you need to talk some shit about what [random person] said to you at visitation.
De-griefing. It’s part of the process.