Grief During the Holidays

Consider your options and choose the activities that are most meaningful to you and to the memories you want to honor on behalf of your loved one.

Watching others celebrate can be painful and overwhelming. Survivors must learn how to develop new holiday rituals and traditions.

Nothing can ease the sorrow that comes with knowing the holidays will never be the same, but there are some things you and your family can do to help you cope.

Even if you're scared and lonely, and even if you long for the past, you can still open the door a crack to this new year. Here are ways to do that.

Holidays and special anniversaries can be very difficult for grieving children, especially in the first year after a death.

Just as Mother’s Day elicits emotions of joy and gratitude for some people, it can serve as a source of loss and grief for those whose mothers or mother figures are no longer alive.

Even if you feel you are coping well with your father’s death, holidays can be particularly difficult. Here are some suggestions to help manage your loss while honoring your dad.

If someone you love has recently died, Valentine’s Day can be a painful reminder of your loss.