Surviving the Holidays Without You: Navigating Grief During Special Seasons by Gary Roe

Author:Gary Roe
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Death, Family & Relationships, Bereavement, Grief, Religion, Self-Help, Christian Living, MAM
ISBN: 9781494377281
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-12-06T22:57:25.712225+00:00

Knowing why you do what you do on holidays is important. Usually, holiday activities fit into one of the following categories:

“It’s tradition.”

Traditions are rituals handed down across generations that have meaning for you and other family members. These activities are part of your family identity.

Most likely some if not all your holiday traditions involved your loved one somehow. You have to decide whether you want to continue that tradition this year, and if so, how. Maybe someone else could head up that tradition this year.

One of the best ways I’ve found to go at this is for you to not make that decision alone. Include family members in the process.

What do they want to do with that tradition this year?

What seems most consistent with the situation and where family members are in their grief?

What would honor your loved one the most?

As you discuss this as a family, usually things will come to resolution pretty quickly. And most importantly, you’ve talked about the huge elephant in the room – your departed loved one and how you’re going to celebrate this holiday without them.

Good things come out of healthy communication about this as a family.

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