Short YouTube video by David Kessler explaining the acceptance stage of grief. Kessler defines acceptance as acknowledging the reality and permanence of a loss (e.g., a loved one’s death) and clarifies common misconceptions — namely that acceptance does not mean being okay with or liking the loss, but rather recognizing it as real and permanent.
What is the acceptance stage of grief? The acceptance stage of grief is the stage that we will often go through after we've experienced many of the other stages. And people have a lot of misconceptions about acceptance. Acceptance is really acknowledging the loss as reality. People will think sometimes to find acceptance, they have to be okay with the loss happening or they have to like it. We're never going to like a loved one dying. We're never going to be okay with a loved one's death. So just know as acceptance is really about a loved one has died and you accept that reality, as hard as it may be, you do acknowledge it as permanent and real.
