Coping with loss is even harder during the holidays. What used to be a festive time of decorations and parties — laughter and togetherness — now seems meaningless. We’re paralyzed by the thought of shopping and socializing. How can we continue old traditions like nothing has changed? Because everything has changed . . . ~ Lynn Sue Cooney
Below are links to articles and resources I’ve gathered so far this year, which I hope you will find informative and useful. Over the next several weeks I’ll be building upon this list, so I encourage you to check back often to see what’s been added.
As always, if you've found something especially helpful that isn't listed here, please feel free to add it in the Comments section below.
How Can You Help a Grieving Friend During the Holidays? by Megan Devine
Tips and Tools for Keeping The Holidays Peaceful for the Kids by Azmaira Maker, PhD
New Year's Resolution: Treat Yourself with Kindness - free Webinar from Open to Hope
Ten Ways to Kindle Light in the Cold Dark Season by Elaine Mansfield
The Meaning of a New Year's Day When You're Terminally Ill by Kathleen Clohessy
When The New Year Can't Be Happy by Megan Devine
Grieving? 5 Resolutions to Make the New Year Happier by Kristi Hugstad
Resolve to Be There Beyond the Holidays from Option B
Afterwords to Christmas Grief by Joan Hitchens
Every Light Shines in Darkness by Lynda Cheldelin Fell
All Is Calm, All Is Bright by Staci Leigh
How Are You Holding Up? by Megan Devine
The 12 Days of Holiday Grief from Grief Compass
Grieving for a Husband/Father During the Holidays by Dr. Robert Neimeyer
Holiday Grief Relief Tip: It's Not All or Nothing by Chelsea Hanson
Give This Letter to the People Who Invite You Over During the Holidays by Christina Rasmussen
Four Easy, Last-Minute Ideas for Memorializing Loved Ones This Holiday Season from What's Your Grief?
Resources for the Holidays from The Gratefulness Team
7 Things Never to Say to a Widow at Christmas... and 5 You Should by Donna Freydkin
Coping with Grief and Loss During the Holiday Season by Jen O'Ryan
More Help for the Holiday Season by Megan Devine
Dying Around the Holidays by Tani Bahti
How Can You Help A Grieving Friend During The Holidays? by Brittany Bilyieu and Megan Devine
Happy Hellidays by Gabe Easter
Wherever You Are, It's Okay by Kelley Lynn
The Holiday Army by Andrea Gambill
Our Christmas Décor Became a Metaphor for My Grief by Sally Vallely
Coping with Grief During The Holidays via Fox 10 News
Reducing Holiday Stress Open to Hope via YouTube
You're a Mean One... by Mike Welker
The 12 Nights of Kindness and Instructions and Principles by Lynda Cheldelin Fell
What I've Learned Navigating Grief During The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Jessica Weinberger
12 Ways to Survive Holiday Grief by Louise Stanger
'Tis The Season by Donna Rothert
An Anchor for Your Heart: Surviving the Holiday Season by Megan Devine
Sending Holiday Cards After a Death: The Great Debate from What's Your Grief?
Coping with Grief During Special Occasions by Sandra Wolf
Wishing The Holidays Would Go Away: Tips for Coping by Mary Joye
Finding Hope During The Holidays: Tips and Advice Open to Hope via YouTube
Managing Your Grief This Holiday Season by Julie K. Jones
Remembering the LIFE not the LOSS this Holiday Season by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz
What I've Learned in the 19 Christmases Since My Husband Died by Katie Couric
Be There for Others This Holiday Season from Option B
Grief and The Holidays by Mark Liebenow
Coping with Grief During The Holiday Season by Terri Daniel
Tips for Managing Grief Over the Holidays by Dave Roberts
Ben Can't Be Bought Online by Wendy Saint-Onge
Remembering Deceased Loved Ones During the Holidays from Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care
Mourning in The Holidays -- How to Help Grieving Friends by Teresa TL Bruce
Loss of Connection Does Not Mean Loss of Love by Christina Rasmussen
Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving by Marissa Abruzzini
Tips for Overcoming Holiday Grief by Phoebe Ochman
Balancing Holiday Traditions After the Death of a Loved One by Janna Benson Kontz
Thanksgiving Prayer from Mark Liebenow
Grief at Thanksgiving: Gratitude with a Grain of Salt from What's Your Grief?
Pet Loss and The Holidays: Four Things to Consider When Grieving During the Holidays by Teresa Wagner
Holiday Healing Tips by Annah Elizabeth
Revisiting The "First" Thanksgiving by Sarah Treanor
4 Tips for Coping with Bereavement at Christmas from Cruse Bereavement Care
Can't We Skip the Holidays? by Gary Roe
How Can I Be Grateful In The Face of So Much Pain? by Annah Elizabeth
How to Comfort Those in Grief During the Season of Joy by Anne M. Mozingo
Grateful While Grieving by Debbie Rambis
Tips for Getting Through The Holidays When You're Totally Sad by Erin Donovan
Holiday Toolkit for Supporting Grieving Children from National Alliance for Grieving Children
As always, if you've found something especially helpful that isn't listed here, please feel free to add it in the Comments section below.
How Can You Help a Grieving Friend During the Holidays? by Megan Devine
Tips and Tools for Keeping The Holidays Peaceful for the Kids by Azmaira Maker, PhD
New Year's Resolution: Treat Yourself with Kindness - free Webinar from Open to Hope
Ten Ways to Kindle Light in the Cold Dark Season by Elaine Mansfield
The Meaning of a New Year's Day When You're Terminally Ill by Kathleen Clohessy
When The New Year Can't Be Happy by Megan Devine
Grieving? 5 Resolutions to Make the New Year Happier by Kristi Hugstad
Resolve to Be There Beyond the Holidays from Option B
Afterwords to Christmas Grief by Joan Hitchens
Every Light Shines in Darkness by Lynda Cheldelin Fell
All Is Calm, All Is Bright by Staci Leigh
How Are You Holding Up? by Megan Devine
The 12 Days of Holiday Grief from Grief Compass
Grieving for a Husband/Father During the Holidays by Dr. Robert Neimeyer
Holiday Grief Relief Tip: It's Not All or Nothing by Chelsea Hanson
Give This Letter to the People Who Invite You Over During the Holidays by Christina Rasmussen
Four Easy, Last-Minute Ideas for Memorializing Loved Ones This Holiday Season from What's Your Grief?
Resources for the Holidays from The Gratefulness Team
7 Things Never to Say to a Widow at Christmas... and 5 You Should by Donna Freydkin
Coping with Grief and Loss During the Holiday Season by Jen O'Ryan
More Help for the Holiday Season by Megan Devine
Dying Around the Holidays by Tani Bahti
How Can You Help A Grieving Friend During The Holidays? by Brittany Bilyieu and Megan Devine
Happy Hellidays by Gabe Easter
Wherever You Are, It's Okay by Kelley Lynn
The Holiday Army by Andrea Gambill
Our Christmas Décor Became a Metaphor for My Grief by Sally Vallely
Coping with Grief During The Holidays via Fox 10 News
Reducing Holiday Stress Open to Hope via YouTube
You're a Mean One... by Mike Welker
The 12 Nights of Kindness and Instructions and Principles by Lynda Cheldelin Fell
What I've Learned Navigating Grief During The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Jessica Weinberger
12 Ways to Survive Holiday Grief by Louise Stanger
'Tis The Season by Donna Rothert
An Anchor for Your Heart: Surviving the Holiday Season by Megan Devine
Sending Holiday Cards After a Death: The Great Debate from What's Your Grief?
Coping with Grief During Special Occasions by Sandra Wolf
Wishing The Holidays Would Go Away: Tips for Coping by Mary Joye
Finding Hope During The Holidays: Tips and Advice Open to Hope via YouTube
Managing Your Grief This Holiday Season by Julie K. Jones
Remembering the LIFE not the LOSS this Holiday Season by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz
What I've Learned in the 19 Christmases Since My Husband Died by Katie Couric
Be There for Others This Holiday Season from Option B
Grief and The Holidays by Mark Liebenow
Coping with Grief During The Holiday Season by Terri Daniel
Tips for Managing Grief Over the Holidays by Dave Roberts
Ben Can't Be Bought Online by Wendy Saint-Onge
Remembering Deceased Loved Ones During the Holidays from Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care
Mourning in The Holidays -- How to Help Grieving Friends by Teresa TL Bruce
Loss of Connection Does Not Mean Loss of Love by Christina Rasmussen
Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving by Marissa Abruzzini
Tips for Overcoming Holiday Grief by Phoebe Ochman
Balancing Holiday Traditions After the Death of a Loved One by Janna Benson Kontz
Thanksgiving Prayer from Mark Liebenow
Grief at Thanksgiving: Gratitude with a Grain of Salt from What's Your Grief?
Pet Loss and The Holidays: Four Things to Consider When Grieving During the Holidays by Teresa Wagner
Holiday Healing Tips by Annah Elizabeth
Revisiting The "First" Thanksgiving by Sarah Treanor
4 Tips for Coping with Bereavement at Christmas from Cruse Bereavement Care
Can't We Skip the Holidays? by Gary Roe
How Can I Be Grateful In The Face of So Much Pain? by Annah Elizabeth
How to Comfort Those in Grief During the Season of Joy by Anne M. Mozingo
Grateful While Grieving by Debbie Rambis
Tips for Getting Through The Holidays When You're Totally Sad by Erin Donovan
Holiday Toolkit for Supporting Grieving Children from National Alliance for Grieving Children
Hope in a Jar – A Loving Gift for the Bereaved by Harriet Hodgson
How to Cope with Grief During the Holidays by Lynn Sue Cooney
Coping with Grief During the Holidays via Lisa VanderWel
I Miss You: A Holiday Grief Survival Kit by Gary Roe
Currents of Grief: Finding Balance through the Holiday Season by Lisa De Sieno
When The Holidays Aren't Happy by Ellen Monsees
3 Ways to Handle the Holidays When You've Lost Someone Who Meant Everything to You by Amber Petty
Revisiting Grief During The Holidays by Emily Joshu
The Ghost of Christmas Past by Justina Gioia
When Grief and Holidays Collide by Gary Roe
Finding A Way From Christmas Sorrow to Christmas Joy by Jill Smoot
Discovering Thanksgiving by Candace McKibben
Halloween Horror: Hurt or Help Your Grieving Friends by Teresa TL Bruce
Musings on Halloween, Past and Present by Cathy Seehuetter
When Halloween Is Real: Plastic Skulls and Cemeteries by Megan Devine
Your feedback is welcome! Please feel free to leave a comment or a question, or share a tip, a related article or a resource of your own in the Comments section below.
How to Cope with Grief During the Holidays by Lynn Sue Cooney
Coping with Grief During the Holidays via Lisa VanderWel
I Miss You: A Holiday Grief Survival Kit by Gary Roe
Currents of Grief: Finding Balance through the Holiday Season by Lisa De Sieno
When The Holidays Aren't Happy by Ellen Monsees
3 Ways to Handle the Holidays When You've Lost Someone Who Meant Everything to You by Amber Petty
Revisiting Grief During The Holidays by Emily Joshu
The Ghost of Christmas Past by Justina Gioia
When Grief and Holidays Collide by Gary Roe
Finding A Way From Christmas Sorrow to Christmas Joy by Jill Smoot
Discovering Thanksgiving by Candace McKibben
Halloween Horror: Hurt or Help Your Grieving Friends by Teresa TL Bruce
Musings on Halloween, Past and Present by Cathy Seehuetter
When Halloween Is Real: Plastic Skulls and Cemeteries by Megan Devine
Your feedback is welcome! Please feel free to leave a comment or a question, or share a tip, a related article or a resource of your own in the Comments section below.
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- Permission to Mourn This Holiday Season
- Coping with Special Days
- Coping with the Holidays: Suggested Resources 2016
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- Coping with the Holidays: Suggested Resources 2014
- Coping with the Holidays: Suggested Resources 2013
- Coping with the Holidays: Suggested Resources 2012
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