“It can be hard to move past the loss of a spouse. Going through the mourning process is part of healing. It’s important to acknowledge your thoughts and feelings during this time. Surround yourself with family and friends so you can get the support you need.” –Talkspace therapist Bism...
“Grief is a process. When a person is grieving, it’s important that they take the time to heal (especially the loss of a child). There is no right way to grieve, and there’s no correct amount of time. Just allow yourself to go through the motions and the process and acknowledge ...
TheHolmes-Rahe Stress Indexassigns point values to stressful life events, then ranks these events from most to least stressful. At 100 points, the most stressful life event is the loss of a spouse. The fifth most stressful on this index is the death of a close family member, while the de...
“I needed togrieve the lossof my friend, I needed to grieve the loss of this friendship, I needed to forgive this person, forgive the family, and forgive myself for anything I may have done that created this upheaval. I spent the next eight months journaling, writing, forgiving, letting...
How to Grieve a Grandparent For many people, the loss of a grandparent is the first real death that hits in a big way. Whether you lose a grandparent as a child, a teenager, a young adult, or even an older adult, chances are good that this is your first real experience with death...
You don't know what it's like to grieve for someone significant until you're in the depths of it. I think most people can agree with me on this. It's one of those experiences you can only know once you get there, which makes it all the more intimidating. ...
I have a different perspective now on things. I’ve had to grieve with my children. I haven’t lost a spouse, so I don’t know what my father was going through. My forty something self has a little more empathy than my 16 year old self did. But I’m still angry. ...
From infancy to young adults, grief plays a major part of identity. Source: Ali Yasar Isgoren | Unsplash Helping a Child in Grief Give permission to grieve.Start by creating space for the child to actively grieve. Do not pressure them. Let them grieve in their only time and no one else...
different from what we actually experience. There is simply no correct or incorrect way to grieve; there is no correct order of stages to go through, and there is no approximate time limit to know when the pain will lessen, or when you will accept the loss, or when you will stop being...
There is no universal length of time that a person might need to fully grieve the loss of a loved one. And yet most workplaces give employees a finite amount of time: We call it bereavement leave. Sometimes it’s paid; often it’s not. The average policy is a leave of onlythree day...