Grief and Loneliness: You Are Not Alone
It might feel like grief and loneliness go hand in hand. It’s not uncommon to isolate ourselves after the death of a loved one. Often, the abundance of overwhelming emotions makes it difficult to be with other people. We might feel anger, despair, or sadness. We might also feel the inability to trust others or...
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What To Say When Someone’s Parent Dies
Knowing what to say when someone’s parent dies can seem impossible. The death of a parent is a loss that is unparalleled no matter how old you are when it happens. Losing a parent when you are a child can lead to increased economic hardship, depression, and other issues. Losing a parent when you are...
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The Best Books on Grieving
There is a reason the best books on grieving continue to be beloved books for people even long after they’ve been published. Grief is an experience we all face at one time or another, but because we all grieve differently, we can’t assume we know how someone else feels as they are grieving. Books on...
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How to Support Someone Who is Grieving
It can feel impossible to know how to support someone who is grieving. Grief is an intensely personal, and often private, process. One of the things we hear and read when we study grief is that everyone is different: some process alone, others with family and community; some need to talk, others write; some seek...
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Your First Valentine’s Day After the Death of Your Spouse
Your first Valentine’s Day after the death of your spouse can seem an insurmountable and depressing holiday. It’s true that holidays in general can be stressful times for people who are grieving, but some holidays might seem to be a bit more difficult than others. For many people, that includes Valentine’s Day. It’s easy to...
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Grief and Laughter
Grief and laughter might seem like two words that don’t belong together at all. But the opposite is actually true. Grief and Laughter: An Example Do you remember the movie Steel Magnolias? If not, here’s a brief summary, just to set the scene (and a spoiler alert): it’s a story of six Southern women who...
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