Griefwords Online Library

Brought to you by the Center for Loss and Life Transition Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., Director

➜ COVID-19 articles from Dr. Alan Wolfelt

Helping Others with Grief

A friend has experienced the death of someone loved. How can you help? The following articles provide many practical suggestions for helping others with grief:

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➜ The Misconception of the Funeral as a Rite of Closure ➜ Helping a Friend in Grief ➜ Helping Yourself Heal When Someone You Care About Dies of a Drug Overdose ➜ Helping a Grandparent Who is Grieving ➜ Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal ➜ Helping a Grieving Friend in the Workplace ➜Helping Your Family When a Member is Dying ➜Helping a Friend or Family Member After a Cancer Diagnosis ➜Helping Your Family Heal After Miscarriage

Helping Yourself with Grief

Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey.

➜Too Much Loss: Grief Overload and Its Causes ➜The Grief of Dementia Care Partners ➜First Aid for Broken Hearts ➜What's Your Love Language ➜The Teeter-Totter of Resilience and Vulnerability in Grief ➜You Must Say Hello Before You Say Goodbye ➜You Must Make Friends with the Darkness Before You Can Enter the Light ➜You Must Go Backward Before You Can Go Forward ➜Helping Your Family Heal After Stillbirth ➜Helping Yourself Heal When an Adult Sibling Dies ➜ Mustering the Courage to Mourn ➜Love and Grief: In Communion and Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts ➜ Helping Yourself Heal When Someone Loved Dies