What to Say to Those in Grief

The Coworkers Podcast · Jan 11, 2021 · 18m

From a blogpot that Shanee wrote in 2008 after the loss of their first daughter:

5 Tips on What to Say to Those in Grief:

Tip #1: Never minimize the person's pain.

Do not try to minimize or reason away the person's pain. This is never helpful. After experiencing significant loss, the healthy and normal thing for someone to do is to cry and be incredibly upset. Give people the freedom to do that! Comments like, "Oh, you'll have another baby," or "Lots of people have miscarriages," don't really help. Instead, say something like, "That is just awful. I am so sorry for you. That must be really…