Grief and Healing in Relationships

The journey of grief and healing is different for everyone. This is demonstrated by Rachel, Miles, and Miles’s father who share their distinct experiences. After the tragic death of Miles and Rachel's child, Rachel moves on more quickly with her life than Miles does once she meets Brad. Miles holds himself responsible for Rachel’s grief and pain, refusing to allow himself to love anyone else. He is afraid that he will not be able to love again. Miles’s father, however, moves on with his life even while his wife is suffering with cancer, a betrayal Miles is unable to understand.

Rachel’s grief is so strong after Clayton’s death that she is unable to even be around Miles because he reminds her of what she lost. She unfairly blames him for Clayton’s death. While Miles is unable...