08.05.2009 2:06 pm
Tributes.com: Some advice on handling grief
Check a website, Tributes.com, that deals with how to handle grief and loss. Of interest is a segment by David Kessler, grief and loss specialist for Tributes.com on what to say when someone has lost a loved one.
“Many of us have been in a position where we just didn’t know what to say to someone in grief. We meant no harm; in fact we were trying to comfort. It is important to keep in mind that context, timing and who it’s coming from are everything,” Kessler says.
Kessler offers the best and worst things to say to someone in grief in the support group section on Tributes.com. Here are a few:
The worst things to say to someone who is grieving:
The best things to say to someone who is grieving:
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