Does Grief Ever End?
Anyone who has ever experienced the loss of a loved one has wondered: does grief ever end? You’ve likely read or heard the sentiment that grief is not a straight line. It can ebb and flow. It can linger for years. Every person’s grief experience is different, and there is no one right way to...
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Mourning When There Is No Funeral Service
How does someone handle mourning when there is no funeral service or celebration of life event? Like so many topics surrounding grief, there is no one right answer. But there are ways to mourn, even if services aren’t held. Keep reading to learn more. Why Is Grieving Harder Without a Funeral? Funeral services are important...
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Is It OK To Laugh At a Funeral?
Have you ever wondered if it’s ok to laugh at a funeral? Maybe it feels disrespectful, or you don’t want to disappoint anyone by laughing when so many people are sad. But when it comes to emotions, especially complicated emotions like grief, situations are rarely black and white. Let’s talk about why it’s ok to...
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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 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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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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Why Do We Say Passed Away When Someone Dies?
If you have ever asked Why do we say passed away or passed instead of someone died?, then you’re not alone. The language we use around grief is complicated and nuanced, and influenced by more than just our emotions at a particularly difficult time. In fact, there’s more than one language for death. There’s the language...
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