Showing posts with label grief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grief. Show all posts

Monday, February 25, 2019

NYTimes: What to Say (and What Not to Say) to Someone Who’s Grieving

A little empathy goes a long way, especially when someone is recovering from the loss of a loved one. Unfortunately, even when some of us mean well, we make the situation worse. Here's how to avoid it...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/smarter-living/what-to-say-and-what-not-to-say-to-someone-whos-grieving.html

Friday, May 11, 2018

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

12 Things Not to Say to Grieving Nonbelievers

When you talk with people who are grieving, you want to make them feel better. At the very least, you don't want to make them feel worse. This isn't always true (as you'll find out in some of these stories). But in general, in the face of grief, the point of comfort and consolation is to relieve some small part of the grieving person's pain. And I'll assume that the last thing you want to do is add to that pain.

The bad news is that, if you're a religious believer, the chances are excellent you've done exactly that....
http://www.alternet.org/belief/12-things-not-say-grieving-nonbelievers









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