Friends don’t always understand changes after loss (Archives)

Friends don’t always understand changes after loss

Loss changes people, and those who are closest to us often don’t understand. Some of my closest friends kept waiting for me to “get back to normal” after my son’s death. I needed them to know normal had a new meaning for me.

You are under no obligation to keep anyone in your life

October 23, 2021

When I was new in my grief, I both gained and lost people…The one thing I didn’t expect was that I would have to remove some people from my life because they weren’t capable of providing support without worsening my grief.

Heavy waves on a sunny day on the shores of North Lake Tahoe (Miranda Hernandez)

Scripts for Bereaved Parents & Families; How to Respond to Hurtful Comments

March 14, 2021

When I was new in my grief, there were a number of situations where people said or did something and I wanted to respond, but I just didn’t have the words. Now that I am further out, I have put together a set of potential scripts to use in these situations.

Friends don’t always understand changes after loss (Archives)