Understanding and Managing Grief, June 28 - July 4, 2020

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

If you can’t mourn the death of a loved one the way you want to right now, these grief counselors still have tips for getting through it. How to Cope With Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic « Allure

The question many people start with - and thus the most common question we hear - is something along the lines of "Do I need grief counseling?" Demystifying Grief Counseling: Five FAQs « What's Your Grief?

There are a lot of phrases that piss off people grieving, but perhaps none so much as “I know just how you feel”. I'm Grieving and You Don't Know "Just How I Feel" « What's Your Grief?

One of life's toughest experiences – the loss of a loved one – is being complicated by the current pandemic. Sadness and isolation of pandemic can make coping with grief harder « American Heart Association

"My dad died by suicide early yesterday morning. He was pained not only with losing my mom, but with so many other losses in our family too." Surviving A Parent’s Death by Suicide « Grief Healing

"Although I have a 6-month-old daughter (my son was killed when she was 2 months old) I am having an adjustment problem--as life without my son, my best friend, my heart--is hard to buy into." In Grief: Loving My Baby While Mourning My Son « Grief Healing

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