Grief support 2 min read Spring Support for Grief: A Gentle Message for the Season Finding Spring Support for Grief When the World Feels Different As the first days of spring arrive, many people begin searching for spring support for grief — because while the...
Grief support 2 min read Grief and Red Roses A story about Grief and love on Valentine’s Day. When Love Becomes Remembrance We had a family friend who owned a flower shop, and because the winter was typically a...
Coping with grief 1 min read There is no right way to grieve Grief doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. And there is no right way to grieve. Sometimes it’s heavy and overwhelming. Other times it’s quiet – almost invisible...
Grief support 1 min read The Emotional Weight of Loss Loss rarely looks the way we expect it to. It doesn’t follow a timeline, and it doesn’t simply fade with time. For many people, the emotional weight of loss remains...
Coping with grief 3 min read Why Grief Hurts So Much Love Is the Reason Grief Hurts Grief hurts because love is real. It hurts because you built a life with someone, or you dreamed of a life that included them,...
Grief support 2 min read A grief support checklist: When words don’t help In the first days after a loss, it can be hard to know what to do or how to cope. A grief support checklist can provide simple, supportive steps to...
Grief experience 5 min read When Grief Feels Like Trauma: The Pain We Don’t Talk About For a long time, society has seen the word trauma as if it only applies to a specific group: military members, veterans, or those who have faced extreme, life-threatening events....
Coping with grief 3 min read The Myth of “Getting Over” The myth of getting over grief makes loss feel like a failure. There’s no timeline, no neat ending—only a journey of learning to live with the absence of someone you...
Grief experience 4 min read Why Remembering Can Be a Part of Healing — Not a Step Back Grief researcher Dr. Alan Wolfelt, author of Healing Your Grieving Heart, reminds us that “Remembering is not a retreat from healing; it is an essential part of it.” Many of...
Coping with grief 3 min read How to Ask Friends for Help Asking for help while grieving can feel uncomfortable or even impossible. Yet leaning on friends can provide the support and comfort you need to navigate loss. Here’s how to ask...
