Understanding and Managing Grief, June 20 - June 26, 2021

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

A new study, published in PLOS One, explores bereaved individuals’ experiences and satisfaction with social support. The researchers’ findings indicate that animal, as opposed to human, supports can be the most satisfactory form of support. Pets More Effective for Grief Support than Humans, Study Finds « Mad in America

Like grief, COVID-19 is powerful, persistent and painful; it makes us fearful. Grief has already made us more vulnerable so this is a rough combination. Today, let’s consider what this fear-reality looks like to our brains; how it makes our bodies feel; and the way it affects our emotions.  When Grief and Coronavirus Collide « AfterTalk

My best friend was only 38 when she died from kidney cancer two years ago, just three days before Christmas. Please help me help my friend's widower. In Grief: Helping The Widower of My Best Friend « Grief Healing 

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. If you’d like Grief Healing Blog updates delivered right to your inbox, you’re cordially invited to subscribe to our weekly Grief Healing Newsletter. Sign up here.