Parent loss 5 min read How to Support A Friend Who Lost a Parent: Guidance for Young Adults When your friend loses a parent, especially when they are one of the first among your friends, it can feel impossible to know what to say or do. You want...
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...
Coping with grief 10 min read Loneliness Loneliness in grief can feel like a shadow that follows you everywhere. Even in a room full of people, the absence of someone you loved makes the world feel quieter,...
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....
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...
Funeral planning 6 min read Should my child attend the Funeral or Memorial Service? So, you had someone close to you die and you are wondering if your child should attend the funeral or memorial service. There is not a definite ‘right or wrong’...
Grief support 2 min read They Were Here, and It Mattered. You Are Here, and It Matters Loss breaks our hearts open until they’re barely recognizable. Everything we thought we knew about our world and ourselves changes in an instant. The pain is staggering and overwhelming. But...
It is interesting 5 min read How to Choose the Right Cherished Emblem: Cremation Jewelry That Honors a Life Beautifully Lived When someone we love passes, the hardest part isn’t just the silence they leave behind — it’s figuring out how to carry them with us in a way that feels...
Grief experience 3 min read There is No After Grief: Learning to Live Alongside Our Loss The Myth of “Getting Over” Grief We are often sold a devastatingly false story about loss — that grief is a journey with a destination. If we walk far enough,...
