RESEARCH_FILE
Robert A. Neimeyer
University of Memphis
Known for:Meaning reconstruction — the view that rebuilding a coherent world of meaning is central to grieving
Key findings
- 2000
Grieving is better understood as an active attempt to reaffirm or reconstruct a world of meaning challenged by loss than as a fixed sequence of emotional stages. Searching for the Meaning of Meaning: Grief Therapy and the Process of Reconstruction ↗
- 2001
Grief therapy can be framed as meaning reconstruction — helping mourners re-author the life narrative disrupted by loss rather than pushing them through predetermined stages. Reauthoring Life Narratives: Grief Therapy as Meaning Reconstruction ↗
Research areas
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