“Grief-informed” is a term I use to capture two key elements of
someone’s approach toward other people.
(1) This person anticipates that every person in her or his care may have a history of grief and loss.
(2) This person chooses to speak and act in a way that reflects that possibility of grief and loss.
It can also be applied to an organization’s or group’s approach.
Being grief-informed may require a dramatic overhaul for many of us, as society has taught us to ignore, hide, or shy away from conversations about death (especially the death of a child and prenatal death). And at Haven Bereavement Doulas, we are committed to working together to continue that dramatic overhaul, for ourselves and for our communities.
To cite this page, please reference:
Jorgensen, Abigail. “What does it mean to be grief-informed?”. Bereavement Doulas (blog). January 12, 2024.