Loving Through Loss: Day 8

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

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More than anything, this is what I longed for. Even when I was searching for stories where people were on the other side of loss to help me get through another day, I was most looking for people to explain how heart-breaking this was for them.

When people would call loss what it actually is (sad, devastating, terrible, etc.), I felt an emotional support I longed for, whether they had experienced the same type of loss or not. As I mentioned previously, people won't have the right words to make the situation any better, but by being honest with their feelings, I felt supported and understood.

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Loving Through Loss: Day 7

RESOURCES

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Today's resource can be benefited by everyone. Back in March of 2013, just three months after losing Charlotte, I was feeling completely alone. Family & friends were trying to comfort us, but I just wasn't feeling like anyone really understood what we were going through. Until I saw a tweet on Twitter (from The Influence Network) about one of their upcoming classes:

Loving Through Loss, taught by Raechel Myers.

In just under an hour, Raechel Myers shared some simple tips & ideas on how to best love someone after they have lost a loved one, which she learned first hand after losing her daughter Evie Grace at 30 weeks. For a topic that isn't an easy one to talk about, Raechel did so with so much grace & wisdom that I still rave about this class over two years later.

If you're looking for more tips or ideas on loving through loss or you just want to feel understood, I can't recommend this class enough. It is $10, but worth every penny! You'll get the link to the recording in your email and can re-watch it as many times as you want.

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Loving Through Loss: Day 6

GRACE

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To be honest, this was an area I have struggled with from the beginning. But the more I thought about how I would want to be treated, the more I realized how important it is to have more grace for those who say (or will say) silly things.

Let it be said: most people will not know how to react when you talk about your loss. They will try to understand and some will probably be better than others, but I've found that more times than not, talking about death makes people really uncomfortable and makes them say silly things. But remembering that they are human, just like you, means they deserve grace as well!

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