🧘🏽 Emotional Regulation & Coping Skills *coming soon *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

13.21 – Depression and Grief: Similarities and Differences: Grief and depression can look alike but come from different places. Grief is a natural response to loss, where sadness comes in waves mixed with moments of love and memory. Depression, on the other hand, flattens emotion altogether, removing joy and meaning from everything. In grief, hope still exists alongside pain; in depression, hope can vanish completely. Yet sometimes grief turns into depression when the mind gets stuck in loss and can’t move forward. Understanding the difference helps people get the right support. Grief needs time, ritual, and remembrance, while depression needs structure, therapy, and sometimes medicine. Both deserve compassion, not comparison. Talking about loss, honoring memories, and accepting feelings helps prevent grief from hardening into despair. Healing from both means learning to carry pain without letting it control every part of life. Recognizing these boundaries allows people to celebrate love that was while rebuilding meaning in what still is.

About this course

Strategies to manage emotions effectively, build resilience, and respond to challenges with balance and control.

This course includes:
  • Guided mindfulness and emotional regulation exercises
  • Coping strategy planners and reflection tools
  • Real-world scenarios to practice emotional management skills

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