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When you’re grieving, the New Year is not about pushing yourself harder; it’s about survival, self-compassion, and creating space for healing. The start of a new year often feels like a blank slate, but when you’re grieving, this “fresh start” can feel like an overwhelming reminder of the life you’ve lost. Traditional New Year’s resolutions—focused on

25 New Year’s Resolutions for Grievers: A Compassionate Approach

When someone we love dies it is not uncommon to have moments where we expect them to return to us. We absentmindedly set the table for two, or pick up the ringing phone and expect it to be their voice on the other end of the line. While not everyone who grieves will experience this magical thinking, it may help to know that it is normal, at least for a period of time.

A Different Kind Of New Year: Coping With Grief In “The Year of Firsts”

Offered Online May 2018 – April 2019 Facilitated by Heather Stang, Author of Mindfulness & Grief   The Dark Years Are Often Followed By Insight Sadder but wiser, you will find a way to reduce your suffering. At first in short bursts. Then for longer and longer periods of time. The grief-work you do will

A Year of Mindfulness for Grief