Psychology Today | 06.06.2026 02:24
It's the end of summer camp when you're ten, and you're parting with your best-ever new friends. Or, you're saying goodbye to colleagues from your job, promising to stay in touch when you realize you probably never will. Or it’s a more serious, life-changing moment, like a big breakup, a divorce, the loss of a close friend, a grandparent, a parent, or even your best-buddy dog. Life is filled with loss and goodbyes that, like it or not, shape us—not only because of the absence of the other, but also because of how we cope with the inevitable future losses that will come our way.
