GRIEF AWARENESS
NATIONAL GRIEF AWARENESS DAY
Founded by Angie Cartwright in 2014, National Grief Awareness Day encourages open communication on loss and grief and better informs the public on the facts of grief.
National Grief Awareness Day takes place on 30 August and is in place to help promote awareness around how individuals cope with loss. The day provides resources to those going through personal losses and reminds us to support people we know who are grieving. Losing someone is the natural journey of life but a harrowing one, which leaves the most complex of emotions for someone to endure. The feelings of grief can be overwhelming, stressful, and hard to manage.
Everything in life that felt “typical run- of-the-mill” is turned upside down and can only be described as a wrecking ball, destroying everything around you that felt familiar.
Though there is no shortcut or easy
way to face the feelings of grief, there are some tools you can apply to help you and to keep you in a safe environment. Blocking out grief with alcohol, drugs, promiscuity, and food can intensify the painful feelings.
Self-care during this period, though exhausting, is the kindest thing you can do for yourself, so making sure you are eating and bathing correctly, going for walks to get fresh air, and getting adequate sleep, are the priorities. Surrounding yourself with a good support network you can trust and reach out to if you need help is essential, whether asking someone to cook food for you, helping young children who might not understand, or something as simple as cleaning the house. Those around you will want to help. Understanding the stages of grief, or being aware, can also offer comfort. You may feel like you aren’t coping well, but what you are experiencing in the grieving process is normal.
30 | POLICE | AUGUST | 2023
“Losing someone is the natural journey of life but a harrowing one, which
leaves the most complex of emotions for someone to endure.”
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