emotionally intelligent grief support
Have you had friends or family invite you to events taking place on important grief dates – like your person’s birthday or the anniversary of their death? In addition to the dates themselves, the whole week, month, or season around those dates can be really rough for a grieving person. So how do you handle…
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Maybe We Should Talk About Grief Setting the stage. Why do we need to talk about pain and grief and horrible things anyway? Who wants to talk about that? With everyone grieving something over the past few years, and healthcare workers pushed beyond their limits, we’ve…
Grief is hard any time of year, but the holidays can feel particularly brutal. Grieving people would love your help and support this holiday season. Here are some ways you might help. If you’re grieving and you’d like some help educating friends and family on the best ways to support you, this list is for…
What’s the best gift for someone who’s going through a hard time? Everybody knows someone who’s grieving this holiday season. From the little every day losses of routine and normalcy, to the big losses like the death of someone you love, grief is everywhere. While you can’t take someone’s pain away, a thoughtful gift is…
It starts earlier every year it seems. Holiday decorations hit the shelves even before Halloween has come and gone. As though you need more reminders that the holidays are coming. Looming. This time of year adds an extra measure of pain to people already bearing more than they can, more than they should ever have…
I’m often asked about how to deal with friends or family who want to celebrate your birthday when celebrating is the last thing you want to do. When people so vehemently want to see you happy, they will bulldoze over what you actually want in order to meet their ideas of what happiness should look…
How do you help a grieving friend when you don’t live nearby? This is one of the most common questions we hear from friends & relatives of grieving folks. Even if you live far away, you can still be there for someone who’s in pain. Whether you know someone dealing with loss or…
With Halloween behind us, we now begin the difficult slide into the holiday season. Whether this is the first one without your love, or you’ve survived several, the holiday season is almost always difficult. At the very least, it has some tender spots. Before we get there though, today we have All Souls’ Day…
