Grief support groups can be helpful by offering comfort, ease, and understanding after the death of a loved one. If you want to be around people who understand, consider joining an online group. Here’s what a supportive group can offer you.
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Sibling Loss: The Unspoken Grief
How one grief facilitator is speaking out and helping siblings build resiliency It was the death she never imagined: in her early 30s, Andrea Moore, a Texan Grief Vacillator, lost…
Grief Guilt: How to Work Through It
A common effect of grief is feeling guilty about what we think we could or should have done, or sometimes, what we did do. Guilt in grief can make our…
A Letter to the Young Widow
Dear Tender Heart, This is hard. Grief is exhausting and mentally taxing. And maybe you’ve realized this by now; but I want you to know that your pain is fully…
How to Survive Grief This Thanksgiving
Anxiety was shaking my body like a baby with a rattle, sending the contents of my stomach on an endless free fall. I wasn’t sick, and nothing had happened, but…
Grief Doesn’t End at the Funeral — Neither Should Support
Someone said to me, “Once the funeral is over, you’ll feel better. You’ll have closure and be able to get over it.” I’m so glad I was too foggy-brained to…
The Moment My Dad Died, I Became a Different Person. Part of Me Died Too.
Laura Madaio father’s died suddenly in 2018. Since then, her grief journey has lead her to starting Grief Hungry, a social media page that offer grief support through recipe sharing….
Best Books for Dealing with Grief and Loss
When dealing with grief it can be hard to put your own feelings into words, so reading someone else’s can often be helpful. Although reading can be challenging during bereavement,…
COVID-19 Stole My Grief: My Loss Feels Lost in the Pandemic
The whole world is in crisis; but for those of us who were grieving before Covid, the world had already fallen apart. Megan Devine, psychotherapist and author of It’s OK…
What Not to Say to Someone Who’s Grieving
If you’re a friend or family member trying to provide comfort to a grieving heart, the last thing you want to do is cause more pain. But when you’re told,…