How To Choose a Funeral Home
The question of how to choose a funeral home can weigh heavily on family and friends when a loved one has passed. Not only will that funeral home be a place they will spend long days when they are grieving, but choosing the right funeral home can help lift some of the burden from loved...
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Are Pre-Paid Funeral Plans Worth It?
If you’re like many people, making pre-paid funeral plans isn’t high on your everyday to-do list. That’s understandable. It’s hard to think about end of life issues. Some might find it sad or morbid to plan for a funeral, especially when there’s no immediate reason to think about death. But pre-paid funeral plans can actually...
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What Is Anticipatory Grief and Why Does It Matter?
Anticipatory grief is a grief that is different than the grief we feel when a loved one passes. What Is Anticipatory Grief? Anticipatory grief is grief that is felt by loved ones before a person passes. It’s common when a loved one is suffering from an illness or a disease, or when they are in...
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How and Why to Write An End of Life Letter to Loved Ones
Writing an end of life letter to the people you love might seem like a morbid task. Some might even think it’s a bad idea, to think about our own death in such concrete terms. But writing an end of life letter, whether that’s an end of life letter to family or to beloved friends,...
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Why You Must Create a When-I-Die File
Creating a When I Die File, or what some call a death folder, can seem like a morbid idea. But hear us out on this: a When I Die File or death folder can be the most thoughtful, loving thing you do for your relatives and those you love. Read on to find out why....
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How To Grieve When Death Is a Relief
The concept of relief after death might be a topic that is difficult to talk about. It may seem counterintuitive to think about how to grieve when death is a relief. It might even seem impossible to discuss. Isn’t death always bad? Shouldn’t we always be sad? What happens if we feel relief after the...
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Thinking About Pre-Planning Your Funeral
The advice about pre-planning your funeral long before you think you might need them is solid. Pre-planning your funeral service can save your loved ones the uncertainty and hardship they might have if they try to do it once you’ve passed. Pre-planning can ensure that your wishes will be met and that you’re laid to...
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Grieving: Mourning and Remembering
Grieving is a word that encompasses the feelings someone feels when they experience a painful loss. We use it when a loved one dies or when a relationship ends. Grief is how we describe the interiority of loss. But there are myriad emotions in grief. We might feel bereft, lonely, sad, depressed, angry, unmoored, exhausted,...
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How to Ask for Help When Grieving
Knowing how to ask for help when grieving is, for many of us, a challenge. Even if we’ve lost loved ones in the past, every experience with grief is different. Grief can change depending on your age, your relationship to the deceased, your socio-economic status, and so many other factors. Why People Don’t Ask for...
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5 Reasons Why Is Grief So Overwhelming
People mourning the death of a loved one often wonder, aloud or to themselves: why is grief so overwhelming? Grief can seem all-consuming. It can cloud every judgment and every interaction. When grief is overwhelming, it can feel like it is taking control of your life. There are real reasons why it so often feels...
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