Supporting Others Through Loss
Failure to Communicate
The miscommunication of grief is kind of like this hug between my nephew and my daughter. Good, heartfelt intentions, but...
Failure to Communicate
The miscommunication of grief is kind of like this hug between my nephew and my daughter. Good, heartfelt intentions, but...
Resources to offer the recently bereaved or dia...
When someone is recently diagnosed or bereaved, people in their lives can become frantic to help them "solve" their problem. This...
Resources to offer the recently bereaved or dia...
When someone is recently diagnosed or bereaved, people in their lives can become frantic to help them "solve" their problem. This...
Stop asking, “how are you?”
"How are you?" feels loaded. I get the impression that people really want me to be ok, and to admit that...
Stop asking, “how are you?”
"How are you?" feels loaded. I get the impression that people really want me to be ok, and to admit that...
Sympathy by Proxy
When it comes to couples and immediate families, there’s usually one person who gets designated the role “Public Representative for...
Sympathy by Proxy
When it comes to couples and immediate families, there’s usually one person who gets designated the role “Public Representative for...
How to Facebook when someone is hurting
In 2011 I had my first experience with death. Well — Facebook death. A former classmate of mine had died in...
How to Facebook when someone is hurting
In 2011 I had my first experience with death. Well — Facebook death. A former classmate of mine had died in...
Why is it so hard to know what to say (also - w...
Don't let your fear of saying the wrong thing stop you from saying anything at all. It's better to say...
Why is it so hard to know what to say (also - w...
Don't let your fear of saying the wrong thing stop you from saying anything at all. It's better to say...
