Helping Yourself

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.

“Here is one of the worst things about having someone you love die: It happens again every single morning.”

Anna Quindlen, Every Last One

“Unless you have been very, very lucky, you have undoubtedly experienced events in your life that have made you cry. So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.”

Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

"Mourning is love with no place to go."

Anonymous