Supporting a Grieving Colleague: A Conversation Guide for Managers
A practical conversation guide for managers supporting a grieving colleague, with prompts for privacy, workload, communication, and check-ins.
How to Support a Grieving Friend
Simple, specific ways to support a grieving friend: what to say, what to offer, and how to keep showing up without pressure.
A Ten-Minute Grief Walk: Make a Little Room for What You Carry
A gentle ten-minute grief walk with optional prompts for noticing what you carry and choosing one small next step. Adapt it for walking, wheeling, or sitting.
Grieving the Future You Thought You Would Have
You can grieve a future that never happened. Gentle reflection prompts for lost plans, changing identity, and finding support in the life in front of you.
Leadership and Grief: How to Support Someone When Life Changes
How can leaders support someone whose life has changed? Practical ways to recognize loss, offer specific help, protect privacy, and follow through at work.
When You Miss Who You Were Before the Loss
Grief can leave you missing who you were before the loss. Make room for that feeling with a gentle reflection on what has changed and what still matters.
Why Is My Grief Getting Worse Months Later?
When the Small Things Remind Us: Making Room for Growth in Grief
A song, a familiar recipe, an unexpected photograph. Everyday reminders of loss can hurt—and can also offer a small opening for connection, meaning, and growth, at your own pace.
Family Estrangement and Grief: How to Mourn a Relationship Without Closure
Family estrangement can create grief without a funeral, clear ending, or social recognition. Learn why the loss hurts and how to live with boundaries, uncertainty, and hope.
Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive: When You’ve Lost Someone Who Isn’t Gone
When someone is still alive but the relationship, closeness, or future you shared is gone, the grief is real. Learn why ambiguous loss hurts and how to begin living with what changed.
Grief Support in Orange County: A Guide to Finding the Right Help
Find grief support in Orange County, including support groups, hospice programs, therapists, faith communities, grief coaching, and crisis resources.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Person I Lost. Is That Normal?
When someone you love is no longer present, recurring thoughts can be a normal part of grief. Learn why this happens and how to respond with compassion.
Someone I Love Died, What Do I Do Now?
When someone you love dies, it can be hard to know what to do next. Here are practical, compassionate first steps for navigating grief, staying connected, and finding your way forward after loss.