What grieving people wish you knew about grief during the Holidays.

— ALIVE & MORTAL (aliveandmortal.org)

Any event or holiday. ANY ONE. You name it. It is likely hard for your grieving friend.

For those of us who’ve recently lost someone we love, many an event or holiday stings with sorrow. Our grief will not disappear with the many rituals and sentimental activities of events and holidays. In fact, many find that this pause, this marker of the passage of time, often escalates our grief.