Grief Resources

Grief is an active process. If we turn towards the work it calls us to do, we can find healing. Sometimes it requires support. You may find the resources in these links helpful. If none of them feel like a good fit for you, please call us and we can match you with the right person or organization.

You Aren't Alone

The stress of grieving in isolation can be unbearable. Even if you endure the ups-and-downs of bereavement on your own, the grief work you do will likely still be compromised. It is not time that heals. Instead, healing comes with validation.

Whatever you do, if you feel those around you are not supportive of your bereavement, let them know how you feel and what you’re thinking. In doing so, you’re educating them on the essential truth of bereavement: all losses are worthy of recognition and acknowledgement, and all those in mourning have the right to grieve.

When Grief Doesn't Ease

Sometimes it feels as if your bereavement will never end, and you’d give anything to have the pain go away. You are not the only bereaved who has longed for some measure of relief.

Grief counselors and therapists tell us that the length of time it takes anyone to grieve the loss of someone they held dear to them is dependent on the situation. So many variables exist, and there’s absolutely no way to predict how long it will take for you to adapt to your loss.

Helping Someone in Mourning

Though you may part company with the bereaved after the funeral, a true friend doesn’t stay away long. A great friend keeps checking in.

Other simple tips include these:

Ask how the bereaved person feels and listen to the answer. Don’t assume you know how they will feel on any given day.
Listen and give support, but don’t try to force someone if they’re not ready to talk.
Accept whatever feelings the person expresses. Even if you can’t imagine feeling like they do, never tell them how they should or shouldn’t feel.
Give reassurance without minimizing the loss. Try to have empathy with the person without assuming you know how they feel.
Simply be with them. Whether talking or in silence be present and comfortable with whatever the moment may hold.

Grief Resources

Deeper Currents: Giving death and grief their rightful place at the table of life

Leedom Counseling: Compassionate support for grief and life transitions

Whatcom Hospice: Bereavement services

You Aren't Alone

When Grief Doesn't Ease

Helping Someone in Mourning

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