It's not just the first year...

 


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black red white background and flowers with GriefAndCreativity logos with text that reads: Every Mothers Day I faced, for the rest of my life, would be yet another holiday lived with the reality of my son’s non-existence. THAT was overwhelming.

Don't let those who don't know shame you!

 


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red background with black and white text, #3 reads: Know that some people do not have capacity to understand change that comes with grief. Do not let them shame you for needed changes post-grief.

Those who know, know...

 


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red background with black and white text,  #2 reads: Friends and family post-grief, who have had their own grief experiences, will often most be able to understand your new reality.

The people around your grief...

 


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red background with black and white text, #1 reads: Pre-grief friends and family may not be able to meet new needs in old relationship paradigms. That's okay. But you deserve new ways to meet new needs.

Raising your grief literacy...

 


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Red black background w GriefAndCreativity.com logo, paperclipped paper with text that reads: Being aware in grief is hard. But we need to figure out how to meet new, maybe unfamiliar, needs.