Healing Insights
Tips for Those Who Grieve:
- Give yourself time to grieve.
- Take care of yourself physically: Rest, eat and exercise.
- Consider joining a support group or meeting with a counselor.
- Jot down thoughts and feelings in a journal.
- Remember that it’s OK to cry; tears can be healing.
- Seek comfort in your faith, if that feels right.
- Work through your “unfinished business” with the deceased person to express your love, gratitude, regrets, anger. You might try an armchair conversation with him or her.
- Develop comforting rituals that continue your bond with the person, like looking through photos, preparing familiar meals or marking anniversaries.
- It’s OK to cherish belongings of the person who has died, like jewelry, books or furniture.
- You may find satisfaction in carrying on your loved one’s work.
- Seek comfort in your lifelong sources of joy, such as nature or music.
- Pay attention to your kids; they are grieving, too.
- Know that pangs of sadness and longing are normal, even years after the death.
Tips for friends and supporters of the bereaved:
- Don’t be silent or afraid to talk about the deceased person.
- On the anniversary of his/her death, ask how the survivor is doing, or whether there’s anything you can do to help.
- Write a note remembering the person who died, for example to his/her children.
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