How to Talk About Grief

The Hard Stuff in: Grief

Remember, grief is a natural response to any type of loss. If you're feeling sadness, anger, despair related to loss, it's valid and needs no justification. There is no magic way out of grief -- you must feel your way through.

How to Have the Conversation

• Make sure who you're talking to about grief is someone you trust and that can hold space for your feelings

• Talk about what's feeling hard for you

• Share about the loss specifically; what do you miss?

• Think about what type of support you're hoping for and say it out loud

What to Say to Yourself / How to Calm the Hard Thoughts in You

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You can give yourself permission to feel whatever it is you're feeling. Try self-compassionate statements like:

• If it feels hard to me, it is.

• I am allowed to have a hard time.

• Grief is a necessary response to important loss.

• I can get through this.

• I can cope with this.

• I will grow from this.