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E31: Supporting Someone #3: 12 Texts to Send a Grieving Friend This Holiday Season

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Content provided by Shelby Forsythia. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Shelby Forsythia or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Not sure what to say to someone grieving during the holidays? These 12 simple text messages are a powerful way to show care, even when you're not sure what to say.

You'll learn:

  • How to avoid common clichés like "Let me know if you need anything" or "You have so much to be thankful for!"

  • How to validate your friend's pain without trying to fix it

  • How you can offer presence via text without pressure for your griever to respond

  • How to gently remind them grief won't always feel this hard

Pre-order my new book, Of Course I'm Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/of-course-im-here-right-now

Join me LIVE in Chicago (October) and LA (November): https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/events

...

Get FREE grief workshops, quizzes, and so much more on my website: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/links

Keep Grief Grower ad-free by becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Join my online course + community, Life After Loss Academy: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/life-after-loss-academy

Listen to more episodes of Grief Grower and submit a question for the show: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-grower-podcast

  continue reading

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Manage episode 513414469 series 3660489
Content provided by Shelby Forsythia. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Shelby Forsythia or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Not sure what to say to someone grieving during the holidays? These 12 simple text messages are a powerful way to show care, even when you're not sure what to say.

You'll learn:

  • How to avoid common clichés like "Let me know if you need anything" or "You have so much to be thankful for!"

  • How to validate your friend's pain without trying to fix it

  • How you can offer presence via text without pressure for your griever to respond

  • How to gently remind them grief won't always feel this hard

Pre-order my new book, Of Course I'm Here Right Now: Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/of-course-im-here-right-now

Join me LIVE in Chicago (October) and LA (November): https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/events

...

Get FREE grief workshops, quizzes, and so much more on my website: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/links

Keep Grief Grower ad-free by becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia

Join my online course + community, Life After Loss Academy: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/life-after-loss-academy

Listen to more episodes of Grief Grower and submit a question for the show: https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-grower-podcast

  continue reading

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