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Category: supporting loved ones
17 ways to bring beauty to a suffering world right now
If February, the pandemic, politics, or the weather has got you down, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with negativity. In the spirit of finding beauty and helping others in the face of feelings of loss, here are 17 ways to bring beauty to a suffering world right now. I wrote these ideas aiming… Continue reading 17 ways to bring beauty to a suffering world right now
10 ways to honor someone who has died
Here are ten ideas of how to honor someone who has died. This ideas focus on expressing memories of and wishes for the person, creating beauty in honor of the person, and caring for yourself and your relationship with the person.
6 things to do when you feel helpless
Feeling helpless at the moment? This infographic gives you six ideas of action steps you can take.
6 common feelings of loss
After losing something or someone you love, it can be difficult to sort through the waves of how you feel. And if you are supporting a loved one who has experienced a loss, it can be difficult to figure out how to help if they struggle to identify where they are at emotionally.
This infographic gives you definitions for six common feelings of loss to help you identify what you or your loved one are experiencing at a given moment.
How to help a friend after the loss of a child
If you've recently learned that your friend has lost a child, you may be wondering what you can do. You may yourself be processing grief; the loss may bring back your own trauma; and you may feel uncertain about the "right" move to make. So here are some generic ideas, arranged by time period.
Abby the Sociologist Doula 