Before our first session
Grief Discovery Quiz
There are no right or wrong answers here, only your experience. At the end you'll see two things: what kind of grief you may be carrying, and how you naturally process it. Both simply help me meet you where you are. It takes about ten minutes.
Question 1 of 13Part One
Your results
Your Grief Discovery results
Remember: you may experience more than one type of grief at once, and most people are a blend of both processing styles. These results are a starting point for our work together, not a diagnosis or a box.
Please send your results to me
This is the step that lets me prepare for our first session. The button opens an email to me with your answers and results already filled in. Just press send.
If the email button doesn't open anything, copy your results and paste them into an email to hello@chivonnemonaghan.com.Part One · Your grief type
Part Two · Your grief style
IntuitiveInstrumental
| Phase | Intuitive griever | Instrumental griever |
|---|---|---|
| Naming | Full room to name the feeling out loud. | Naming through a timeline or written account first. |
| Navigating | Normalizing emotional flooding as part of grief brain. | Concrete tools for cognitive fog: lists, structure, routines. |
| Reframing | Exploring stories through dialogue and voice. | Exploring the same material through writing or worksheets. |
| Reconnecting | Emotional attunement: being felt, being heard. | Renegotiating roles and practical boundaries. |
| Releasing | Verbal or expressive release: speaking, writing, crying it out. | Physical or constructive release: building, planting, a physical act. |
| Renewing | Meaning-making through story and relationship. | Meaning-making through legacy projects and tangible tribute. |
This quiz is part of coaching and education, not a clinical assessment, therapy or crisis support. If you're in crisis, please call or text 9-8-8 (Canada + US) or contact your local emergency services.