
Month: September 2024
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How to Support a Grieving Friend: Do’s and Don’ts
Supporting a grieving friend is one of the most compassionate things you can do. However, it can also be difficult to know exactly how to provide comfort and assistance during such a sensitive time. Grief is complex, and what helps one person may not help another. While there is no perfect way to support someone…
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Understanding Bereavement Leave: What Are Your Rights?
The loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience. It can take a toll not only on your emotional well-being but also on your ability to manage day-to-day responsibilities, including work. In times of grief, many employees need time away from work to process their loss, attend a funeral or memorial…
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How to Start a Funeral Fundraiser: Tips for Raising Money in Times of Need
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences anyone can go through. On top of the emotional strain, the financial burden of planning a funeral can often be overwhelming. Funerals, burial or cremation services, and memorials can add up to thousands of dollars—costs that many families are unprepared…
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How Pre-Paid Cremation Plans Work: A Complete Guide
This guide explores everything you need to know about pre-paid cremation plans, including how they work, their benefits, and how to choose the right one for you or your loved one.
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The Impact of Grief on Mental Health: Resources for Coping
Understanding how grief can affect your mind, body, and emotions is crucial for healing. In this article, we will explore the connection between grief and mental health and provide resources to help cope with the overwhelming emotions that often accompany loss.
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How Funeral Insurance Can Save Your Family from Financial Stress
Planning for the inevitable is never easy, but taking proactive steps can help reduce the financial burden on your loved ones when the time comes. Funeral insurance, also known as burial insurance or final expense insurance, is a specific type of life insurance designed to cover the costs associated with a person’s funeral and burial.…
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Understanding the Science Behind Ketamine Therapy for Grief Relief
Grieving the loss of a loved one is an intensely personal and often debilitating experience. Traditional grief counseling and therapy methods, such as talk therapy and support groups, have long been the go-to solutions for managing grief.
Popular Posts
- Navigating Grief in Daily Life: Work, Relationships, and Special OccasionsGrief does not pause while you handle everyday responsibilities like work, social situations, holidays, and relationships. Understanding practical challenges of returning to work when concentration feels impossible, managing intrusive questions, surviving holidays that highlight absence, navigating changed relationships, and avoiding major decisions while judgment is impaired helps you function in daily life while honoring your grief.
- Supporting Someone Who Is Grieving: What to Say, What to Do, and How to HelpWhen someone you care about loses someone they love, you want to help but may feel helpless or unsure what to say. Understanding what grieving people actually need (presence over solutions, permission to feel everything, practical help, and hearing their person’s name), what to say and never say, and meaningful ways to show up makes you a better supporter during impossible times.
- Understanding Grief: The Early Weeks After LossThe early weeks after losing someone you love feel impossible, with overwhelming emotions, physical symptoms, and mental fog that make you feel like you’re losing your mind. Understanding what grief actually looks like, why stages aren’t accurate, and how to care for yourself during this unbearable time helps you know you’re not broken—you’re grieving.

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