"Help me comfort a loved one"

Whether they’re reeling from a loss or struggling with an emotional crisis, we have the heartfelt ways to be there for the people you love

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If they’re grieving

Open your heart 

“Let go of the idea that you’re going to be able to fix this hurt for them,” says expert Catherine Hodge. “When we acknowledge their pain instead of trying to make it better, they feel supported.” Let grieving loved ones talk without interjecting your own story of loss. “It doesn’t help when we talk about what we’ve experienced because it shifts the attention away from them.” Instead, simply let yourself listen.

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