Supporting Others

How to support a grieving friend, family member, coworker, or child.

100 articles in this topic

What to Say to Someone Who is Grieving

What to Say to Someone Who is Grieving. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

What Not to Say to a Grieving Person

What Not to Say to a Grieving Person. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

How to Write a Condolence Message

How to Write a Condolence Message. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

What to Say at a Funeral

What to Say at a Funeral. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Grief Cliches to Avoid

Grief Cliches to Avoid. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

How to Respond When Someone Shares Their Grief

How to Respond When Someone Shares Their Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Words of Comfort for Different Types of Loss

Words of Comfort for Different Types of Loss. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Texting a Grieving Friend What to Write

Texting a Grieving Friend What to Write. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Emailing Condolences to a Coworker

Emailing Condolences to a Coworker. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Social Media Condolences Dos and Donts

Social Media Condolences Dos and Donts. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

What to Write in a Sympathy Card

What to Write in a Sympathy Card. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

How to Mention the Deceased by Name

How to Mention the Deceased by Name. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Saying Something is Better Than Saying Nothing

Saying Something is Better Than Saying Nothing. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

How to Apologize for Saying the Wrong Thing

How to Apologize for Saying the Wrong Thing. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Phrases That Actually Help Grieving People

Phrases That Actually Help Grieving People. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Spouse

Supporting a Grieving Spouse. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Parent Who Lost a Child

Supporting a Grieving Parent Who Lost a Child. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Child

Supporting a Grieving Child. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Teenager

Supporting a Grieving Teenager. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Elderly Parent

Supporting a Grieving Elderly Parent. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Friend

Supporting a Grieving Friend. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Coworker

Supporting a Grieving Coworker. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Neighbor

Supporting a Grieving Neighbor. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Sibling

Supporting a Grieving Sibling. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Employee

Supporting a Grieving Employee. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Boss

Supporting a Grieving Boss. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Student

Supporting a Grieving Student. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Teacher

Supporting a Grieving Teacher. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving Military Family

Supporting a Grieving Military Family. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Grieving New Mother

Supporting a Grieving New Mother. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone After Miscarriage

Supporting Someone After Miscarriage. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone After Suicide Loss

Supporting Someone After Suicide Loss. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone After Overdose Death

Supporting Someone After Overdose Death. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone With Anticipatory Grief

Supporting Someone With Anticipatory Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone With Complicated Grief

Supporting Someone With Complicated Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Meal Trains and Food for Grieving Families

Meal Trains and Food for Grieving Families. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Running Errands for Grieving People

Running Errands for Grieving People. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Helping With Funeral Arrangements

Helping With Funeral Arrangements. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Offering Childcare to Grieving Parents

Offering Childcare to Grieving Parents. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Cleaning and Household Help for the Bereaved

Cleaning and Household Help for the Bereaved. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Driving a Grieving Person to Appointments

Driving a Grieving Person to Appointments. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Helping With Paperwork After a Death

Helping With Paperwork After a Death. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Organizing a Memorial Service

Organizing a Memorial Service. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Setting up a Gofundme for Funeral Costs

Setting up a Gofundme for Funeral Costs. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Creating a Caring Bridge Page

Creating a Caring Bridge Page. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Practical Ways to Help Beyond Saying Let Me Know

Practical Ways to Help Beyond Saying Let Me Know. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Grocery Shopping for Grieving Families

Grocery Shopping for Grieving Families. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Walking Their Dog or Pet Sitting

Walking Their Dog or Pet Sitting. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Sending Care Packages for Grief

Sending Care Packages for Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Offering Rides to Grief Support Groups

Offering Rides to Grief Support Groups. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Checking in After the Funeral is Over

Checking in After the Funeral is Over. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

How to Support Grief Months Later

How to Support Grief Months Later. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Remembering the Death Anniversary

Remembering the Death Anniversary. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Grief Support Beyond the First Year

Grief Support Beyond the First Year. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

When Everyone Else Has Moved on

When Everyone Else Has Moved on. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Being a Grief Companion Long Term

Being a Grief Companion Long Term. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Continuing to Mention the Deceased

Continuing to Mention the Deceased. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Invitations and Including Grieving People

Invitations and Including Grieving People. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

How to Know If Your Support is Helping

How to Know If Your Support is Helping. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

When Grief Support Becomes Too Much

When Grief Support Becomes Too Much. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Manager Guide to Supporting Grieving Employees

Manager Guide to Supporting Grieving Employees. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Hr Policies for Bereavement Leave

Hr Policies for Bereavement Leave. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Team Support After Coworker Death

Team Support After Coworker Death. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Returning Coworker After Bereavement

Returning Coworker After Bereavement. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Creating a Grief Friendly Workplace

Creating a Grief Friendly Workplace. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Workplace Memorial Practices

Workplace Memorial Practices. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

When an Employee Loses a Child

When an Employee Loses a Child. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Handling Grief in Client Facing Roles

Handling Grief in Client Facing Roles. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Grief and Workplace Productivity Expectations

Grief and Workplace Productivity Expectations. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Sending Flowers From the Office

Sending Flowers From the Office. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Compassion Fatigue in Grief Support

Compassion Fatigue in Grief Support. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Setting Boundaries as a Grief Supporter

Setting Boundaries as a Grief Supporter. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

When You Disagree With How Someone Grieves

When You Disagree With How Someone Grieves. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone Whose Grief Scares You

Supporting Someone Whose Grief Scares You. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

When Your Own Grief is Triggered

When Your Own Grief is Triggered. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Taking Care of Yourself While Supporting Others

Taking Care of Yourself While Supporting Others. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

When a Grieving Person Pushes You Away

When a Grieving Person Pushes You Away. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Without Fixing

Supporting Without Fixing. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Listening Without Giving Advice

Listening Without Giving Advice. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

The Ministry of Presence in Grief

The Ministry of Presence in Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief After Traumatic Death

Supporting Grief After Traumatic Death. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting a Family After Murder

Supporting a Family After Murder. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Someone After a House Fire Death

Supporting Someone After a House Fire Death. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief in the Lgbtq Community

Supporting Grief in the Lgbtq Community. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief Across Cultural Differences

Supporting Grief Across Cultural Differences. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief in People With Disabilities

Supporting Grief in People With Disabilities. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief in Neurodivergent Individuals

Supporting Grief in Neurodivergent Individuals. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief in Non English Speakers

Supporting Grief in Non English Speakers. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Multiple People Grieving the Same Person

Supporting Multiple People Grieving the Same Person. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Supporting Grief in Online Communities

Supporting Grief in Online Communities. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Teacher Guide to Grief in the Classroom

Teacher Guide to Grief in the Classroom. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Coach Guide to Athlete Grief

Coach Guide to Athlete Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Pastor Guide to Grief Counseling

Pastor Guide to Grief Counseling. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Nurse Guide to Patient Grief

Nurse Guide to Patient Grief. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Therapist Burnout From Grief Work

Therapist Burnout From Grief Work. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Funeral Director Self Care

Funeral Director Self Care. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

School Counselor Grief Response Plan

School Counselor Grief Response Plan. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

First Responder Grief Debriefing

First Responder Grief Debriefing. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Social Worker Guide to Grief Support

Social Worker Guide to Grief Support. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.

Volunteer Training for Grief Organizations

Volunteer Training for Grief Organizations. How to be present and helpful when someone you care about is grieving.