"He is in a better place!" "Remember the good times." "You just need to count your blessings." "Everyone goes through this at some point." These are common phrases you hear when you are grieving the loss of a loved one. While there is truth behind these sentiments and they are said by well-meaning, caring individuals, sometimes they can come across as indifferent. It feels as though people expect you to just "get over it" as if it was something trivial like a failed exam or a broken cell phone. The reality is, it is impossible to comprehend the healing process after loss or trauma unless you have gone through a similar situation. You just simply cannot imagine how it feels until you know by experience. I lost my father after a battle with cancer just a little over a year ago and that is, objectively, a very recent life-changing event. Yet I have already felt that my grieving has "lasted too long", as though expressi