Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, known 'since at least the 60s.' Mia stresses they are nonlinear: you can be in denial for five seconds and in anger for the rest of your life, or go straight to bargaining. Her own methodology is a response to this model.
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Mentioned alongside
- Angry teen chasing rejection
In high school Mia was furious at her mother for 'giving up' and being 'weak'. Raised by an emotionally shut-down father, she did eight school plays, modeled and went to constant auditions…
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- The stages of grief are nonlinear
You can spend five seconds in denial and a lifetime in anger, or jump straight to bargaining. Cerebral, fix-it people often go straight to bargaining.