Deciding what to do or say to support, comfort or encourage a friend or family member in grief can be threatening…if you let it be. Unfortunately many are so scared of doing the wrong thing for a mourner that they end up doing nothing at all. That is the worst thing that can happen. When people around the mourner avoid him or her like the plague then the struggling mourner ends up with not enough help or no help at all during one of the darkest times of their lives…dealing with the aftermath of a death and the resulting emotional turmoil of grief.
Simply remember these three steps when you feel challenged as to what to do or say for a grieving person:
- BE AWARE AND INVOLVED.
Of course, the precursor to helping any mourner is to know they might be in need of consolation, comfort and support. In order to…
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