Healing Gifts for the Grieving, Crafted by Grievers.
A lot of families, like mine, don’t live in the same region. Sometimes they’re spread out even further, across state lines – or even countries apart. That makes it hard to do things like visit gravesites or other sites of significance. Like many, my family doesn’t have a gravesite to visit at all. In our …
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Who doesn’t love candles? They’re a staple of most households, often for a variety of uses. Not only are they practical, but candles are also deeply connected with ways that our minds and bodies work. While it’s not hard to find an excuse, there are a ton of great reasons to burn candles. Here are …
I had a conversation with a friend who lost her pregnancy… again. Her most recent miscarriage left such a weight in her heart that I barely recognized her voice. She sounded so broken. I had sent her an AFTER: Miscarriage support candle a few days prior to calling. She was kind enough to tell me …
I’ve written hundreds of sympathy greeting cards by hand. Messages from loved ones to their grieving friends and family. Here are some vetted tips: Sign Your Last Name | Not signing your last name is a simple oversight that creates more work for the griever. Imagine the shock of suddenly losing someone, receiving copious amounts …
Businesses Are People, Too. All businesses are run by people. Solopreneurs, CEOs, HR departments, etc., are all responsible for reacting to a client’s grief situation. They may not be there for the funeral, celebration-of-life or anything involved with the deceased and his family; however, businesses still play an important role. There is a change in …
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She broke eye contact as her head slumped down. The joyful customer I was conversing with suddenly had unwilling words stuck in her throat. Our conversation turned to the awful reason she came into my gift shop. Her lips trembled through the words “…my friend’s son just jumped off a bridge.” Silence. I became paralyzed. …
Today is my brother Daniel’s 40th birthday; err… would have been if he had not killed himself five years ago. Here are my random thoughts on the subject. Many parents, other brother and sister-in-law, and many cousins, aunt and uncles and friends were all left behind to process his loss. Not one person is handling …
We are not grief professionals; we are grievers ourselves. When someone you know loses a loved one, it’s never easy to know what to do or say. That’s because everyone’s grief is different, so finding ways to acknowledge their loss and not appearing insensitive is important. Bereavement experts agree that there’s no end of the …
My husband and I were browsing rescue cats at the local shelter for our future fur baby in 2006. We came across a young cat that was so calm and loving he was licking everyone’s hands as they approached his cage. We asked to hold him, and as soon as he was in my husband’s …
We are not grief professionals; we are grievers ourselves. When someone you know loses a loved one, it’s never easy to know what to do or say. That’s because everyone’s grief is different, so finding ways to acknowledge their loss and not appearing insensitive is important. Bereavement experts agree that there’s no end of the …
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