Holdings for When Grief Hits in the Holidays

As we holiday prep around the globe, this mini-episode is a stopping point for us to process losses.


Yes, holiday grief can be massive and yet is often especially overshadowed in a world of sparkle and shine this time of year.


When the shadows come, however, I want to make sure you're covered in understanding and also coping tips here.


I'm sharing not only several ideas for you to find spaces in which to heal, but below I'm also including a freebie that helped me to process a painful date.


I also really care about this topic because I have seen grief take couples down in a way that nothing else really does. As much as you may fight for work or your kids when grief hits, often marriage does not make it through the hardship because people don't know how to cope or teach one another what they need. It feels hopeless.


I want you to know there's not only hope but specific ways to grow, especially as we're mindful to realize we all process grief differently.


Personality work is so important here!


As I am sure you agree, I would never have chosen my losses or trauma, nor would my family, but I am always in awe when I see my kids out there helping others through their losses because of their own experiences with pain. I am a little in awe of what my siblings and I have come through also and it inspires me to want to help others when they come across loss!


Though your story will shift in times of losses, my hope is that you won't let it take you down.


Keep doing your work and making healthy shifts with your family!