Grieving
Segments
Grieving Episode 30 min
“Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.”
Grieving Types
“You don’t go around grief, you go through it.”
Grieving - Mother
This clip is a good example of expressing empathy, understanding, and encouragement to a friend who is overwhelmed at the moment. Good friends are often touched deeply when one of them loses an important emotional attachment.
Attachment Type: Relationship
Running Time: 2:54 min
Type:
Heartfelt – The scene deals with personal loss and emotional vulnerability.
Sad – It centers around the death of a loved character’s mother.
Honest – The dialogue is raw and straightforward, expressing real grief.
Supportive – Characters respond with empathy and care.
Curated into: 6,9,12
Languages: English
Segment Code: 1023A
Sources: The Big Bang Theory. S8E15, 2015
This is funny take on how we might miss doing a chore and have to grieve the loss.
Grieving - Chores
Running Time: 4:23 min
Type:
Relatable – Viewers recognize their own experiences of emotional buildup behind “small” things like chores.
Bittersweet – There's humor, but also an underlying sadness about misunderstandings that aren’t voiced.
Tense – Beneath the surface-level conversation, there's emotional friction you can almost feel.
Reflective – It nudges viewers to think about their own unspoken feelings and unresolved tensions.
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Curated into: Comprehensive
Sources: 3rd Rock from the Sun. S2E11
Grieving - Breakup
“All you can do, is let it hurt” These 8 words should become a meme! It is a fundamental truth that not only is letting it hurt all we can do; it is the best thing to do!
Type:
Wistful – There's a clear sense of yearning for something lost
Guarded – Emotions are hinted at but heavily protected.
Bittersweet – There's a tug between humor and sadness.
Frustrated – You feel the character’s struggle to express what matters.
Curated into: Comprehensive
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Languages: English
Sources: Californication.
Long version
Includes more of the story line
Type:
Melancholic – Sadness runs underneath everything, even when people are laughing.
Raw – Emotions feel exposed and unfiltered at times.
Deflective – There's constant humor and sarcasm used as armor.
Lonely – Even in company, the characters feel emotionally isolated.
Curated into: Comprehensive
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Languages: English
Sources: Californication.
Grieving - Goal or Cause
This is funny take on how we might miss doing a chore and have to grieve the loss.
Type:
Validated – Viewers feel seen and understood in their hidden emotional challenges.
Motivated – The clip leaves a strong push to move forward despite inner doubts.
Grounded – It reminds viewers to stay connected to their emotions, not just their ambitions.
Hopeful – The message fosters a belief that healing and success can coexist.
Curated into: Comprehensive, 6 hours
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Languages: English
Sources: Gilmore Girls
Long Version
Type:
Empowered – Dr. Gilmore’s reflections encourage viewers to see their own emotional wounds as sources of strength.
Reflective – It prompts deep personal introspection about one's own journey and hidden challenges.
Reassured – Viewers feel comforted knowing that doubt and emotional baggage are common, not isolating.
Inspired – The candid message uplifts viewers to keep striving, even through inner struggles.
Curated into: Comprehensive, 6 hours
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Languages: English
Sources: Gilmore Girls
Processing - Drug Habit
Description: A funny and honest look at how difficult it is to process the complex feelings around an addiction.
Type:
Heavy – The honesty about emotional coping mechanisms weighs meaningfully on the viewer.
Compassionate – It encourages understanding, rather than judgment, of personal struggles.
Raw – Emotions are exposed without defense, making the scene feel powerfully unfiltered.
Introspective – Viewers are drawn inward, reflecting on their own coping habits and hidden wounds.
Curated into: Comprehensive, 6 hours
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Languages: English
Source: Fraser S3Ep21, 1996, Basketball Diaries 1995
Grieving - Father
Type:
Resonant – Viewers feel the deep truth that power and vulnerability can coexist.
Somber – The emotional stakes feel serious, highlighting the unseen toll of leadership.
Respectful – It invites admiration for leaders who silently shoulder emotional burdens.
Pensive – It leaves viewers thinking about their own hidden struggles and the emotional cost of responsibility.
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: Madam Secretary
Gatherings such as funerals have traditionally been a ritual to help people connect around their grief and to remember the deceased person which often triggers the feelings of loss.
The rituals around death and dying are varied in different cultures while all serving the same purpose of aiding in processing the death.
Unfortunately there are many people who can’t take advantage of the ritual because they feel embarrassed, or even shame, at showing emotion and tears. They may shut down hard, in different ways, in order to not let the sadness come up.
Grieving - Sports Injury
This clip is a good example of the complex number of feelings that can surface around a loss of important plans and potential.
It also, demonstrates how important it is to have a safe caring person to be with to be able to feel and express the depth of the grief.
Type:
Tense – The emotional and social pressure is almost suffocating.
Vulnerable – The characters' fears and doubts surface starkly.
Gritty – There's a realness, an unvarnished look at ambition and fear.
Heartbreaking – Dreams and reality clash painfully, and viewers feel the sting.
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
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Sources: Friday Night Lights
Short Version
Type:
Urgent – The emotional stakes feel immediate and high.
Restless – There's a constant tension, an itch for something more that may never come.
Defeated – Failure feels tangible, like a heavy weight on the characters.
Empathetic – Viewers are drawn into the emotional storms beneath the surface.
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Segment code:
Sources: Friday Night Lights
Grieving - Trust your Feelings
A funny example attempting to show that other feelings pop up and need to be felt in order to get to the necessary grieving.
Type:
Contemplative – Encourages slow, deep reflection on personal losses and emotions.
Soothing – The tone provides comfort, framing grief as natural and survivable.
Intimate – Feels like a personal conversation rather than a lecture.
Grounded – Reminds viewers that emotional pain is universal and deeply human.
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
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Sources: Monk xxxxx, 30 Rock
Grieving - Many Attachments
This clip is a good example of when there are many emotional attachments in crisis at the same time.
It also demonstrates how being with loving, supportive people can allow all of the feelings to come tumbling out..
Type: Funny, Vulnerable
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: Family Ties S5E23,24
Grieving - Hobby/Career
There are many ways of defending against feelings of loss: covering the emotional pain with anger, blaming and belligerence, shutting down and becoming apathetic.
This is a good example of what keeps us stuck!
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: School of Rock (Movie)
Grieving - Appearance
Aging gracefully is an ability a lot of people don’t have and they go to great lengths to maintain a more youthful appearance. This is a problem when we need to look a certain way in order to feel good enough.
Frantically having surgery, or trying other ways to maintain a younger look, is a defense against feeling not good enough and being afraid of rejection.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: This is 40, City Slickers, Death Becomes Her
Grieving - Social Media
When the removal of an emotional attachment needs to be grieved and we don’t understand this, or know how to do it, we may distract ourself to the point that the distraction becomes an obsession.
This is a behaviour that is driven by unresolved emotional pain that can be processed if this is understood, and there is necessary support to feel the grief and other feelings.
Acting-out feelings such as anger can lead to tragedy.
Sometimes we have enormous regret that we have to grieve.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: CNN
Long Version
When the removal of an emotional attachment needs to be grieved and we don’t understand this, or know how to do it, we may distract ourself to the point that the distraction becomes an obsession.
This is a behaviour that is driven by unresolved emotional pain that can be processed if this is understood, and there is necessary support to feel the grief and other feelings.
Acting-out feelings such as anger can lead to tragedy.
Sometimes we have enormous regret that we have to grieve.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: CNN, Fifth Estate
Grieving - Crisis of Faith
It is common to mask our grief at the loss of an important emotional attachment with anger at anyone or any deity that we can hold responsible.
This clip is an example of questioning a faith and needing to process a lot of different feelings in order to get clear on our beliefs.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: West Wing
Grieving - Food Habit
This is funny take on how we might miss doing a chore and have to grieve the loss.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources, Friends, Youtube Blogger
Grieving - End of Career
An example of going through all kinds of feelings when an important attachment is ending and it also means the end of a number of other attachments that have been important for years.
This example demonstrates that elderly people have many losses to grieve at this time in their lives.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: Night Court
Grieving - End of Life
This is funny take on how we might miss doing a chore and have to grieve the loss.
Type: Funny
Curated into: Comprehensive
Languages: English
Sources: The Crown S1E9 2016