Our goal at the Children's Bereavement Center and Lift From Loss adult program is to enable children and families to acknowledge change, adjust and integrate loss with healthful grief and mourning.
When someone you care about is grieving, it can be hard to know how to help. Many people worry about saying the wrong thing, making their pain worse, or intruding. There are no perfect words to take away grief. Support is not about having the right words, giving advice, or trying to explain the loss. It is about creating a safe and caring space where grief can be felt without judgment or pressure and the griever can feel supported by those around them. Continue reading for tips about how to best support someone grieving.
The Holiday Season is sometimes difficult and often filled with emotional stressors, even during the best of times. For those of us who have suffered the death of a loved one, the holidays may seem especially complicated and can be filled with ambivalence and mixed emotions. Anticipation of a new experience, like the first holiday after a death, or familiar rituals that remind us of our loved ones, can be overwhelming.
Many bereaved families have found unique, and meaningful, ways of remembering their loved one during the holiday season. Here are some ideas which have helped others and may provide additional support.
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