I wish to support you and empower you so that you will make it through this difficult time after the death of someone very dear to you without unnecessary additional challenges. The pain of grief is unavoidable, but you do not have to go through this alone and without a roadmap.
Some of the links I will be providing on this page are practical resources to explore what options are available to you and what responsibilities are expected of you in the immediate aftermath after someone you loved has died. These perhaps help explain more elements around planning the funeral or Celebration of Life event, or the myriad of other tasks to take care of or consider when someone close to you has just died.
Other resources on this page are more related to the long-term emotional journey this grief will be. I write about tools & framings that have been helpful to me personally during my deepest periods of grief. I also explore what I’ve learned from others regarding their grief experiences. It can be difficult to cope and move forward in a painful time of loss.
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When someone dies, their death notice is usually published in a timely fashion in the newspaper, and/or published online on websites dedicated to death notices and obituaries. The funeral home this family is working with often will post a death notice for the family, without them needing to write a single word.
When faced with the loss of someone close to you, it’s common to seek answers to questions such as, “How long after someone dies is
Sometimes, the loss you’re going through feels completely overwhelming. There’s so much emotion and you might feel like you’re drowning or being pulled away by a strong current, unsure that anything in the world might be capable of grounding you. How does anyone swim through this dark, rough sea of grief?
