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Grief is not a problem to be solved. It is not a phase to rush through or a wound to be managed with the right combination of essential oils and positive thinking. And it is absolutely not something that gets better when someone tells you your loved one is "in a better place." Grief is love with nowhere to go. When Well-Meaning Words Make It Worse "They're in a better place." "Everything happens for a reason." "They wouldn't want you to be sad." I know these words come from p