Clean Space, Calm Mind: Tidying Up After The Loss of a Loved One
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We’ve written about how to stay healthy during the grieving process, but it’s even harder to keep your mental health in check after a loss. There’s no quick and easy fix, but one thing you can do to help keep yourself at ease is cleaning up your home. After a loved one passes, their belongings […]
Continue ReadingCan Helping Others Help You? Volunteering & Grief
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Healing after a loss can be difficult. We all know it’s never easy to keep going after you lose someone important to you. At times it can even seem impossible. We’ve written on this here (and here!), and we will again. But today, we focus on one way to help yourself cope: volunteering. Getting Involved […]
Continue ReadingHow to be Alone on Valentine’s Day
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Have you ever been in a restaurant and seen someone sitting alone at a table and wondered, why is this person alone? Sometimes there are clues like they are traveling or preparing for a business meeting, students catching up on studies or maybe their guest just hasn’t arrived. But thankfully, you breathe a sigh of […]
Continue ReadingPICKING UP THE PIECES. A story of hope amidst despair.
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This past summer our family suffered a tragic loss with the sudden passing of my daughter’s husband and my granddaughter’s father. Like a piercing knife I will never forget the call my daughter received. It came from a friend who was at the motorcycle accident scene and told us he didn’t…make it. The news arrived […]
Continue ReadingHow to Support a Grieving Family Member or Friend at Christmas
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Christmas is typically a holiday filled with joy, happiness and celebration. But to a friend or family member who has just lost a loved one, the holiday season can be a difficult time to navigate. Here are three tips to best support someone who is dealing with grief at Christmas. Honour Their Wishes For someone […]
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