Coping with
Grief Over
the Holidays
H
oliday celebrations, tradition-
ally memorable for their joys and
happiness, can be tough emotional
sledding for those grieving the loss of a
loved one. Experts counsel that ac-
knowledging the fact that the holidays
won’t be the same without the deceased is a first step toward being at peace with
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the activities unfolding around us.
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Then, we need to decide what we can handle and how much responsibility we
and
are willing to assume; this might mean letting others do the shopping or cooking.
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Getting enough rest is crucial; if we need time alone, we should honor that need.
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It can help to create new traditions that include the deceased in a loving way.
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We might light a candle, display a photo or revisit photo albums of good times, look and feel their best!
thus including the life of our loved one in our conversations and celebrations. We
could even hang a stocking in the name of the beloved for family and friends to
Holistic
stuff with notes, thereby sharing their feelings with us.
Holidays are not about “shoulds,” but about what’s comfortable and best
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