Facing grief at Christmas

While Christmas is a time of celebration and family for many, it can also be a time of magnified grief for others.

David Kessler says that when you lose someone special, your world lacks its celebratory qualities.

The sadness deepens and the loneliness can feel isolating. The need for support may be the greatest during the holidays. Pretending you don’t hurt and/or it isn’t a harder time of the year is just not the truth for you.

But you can – and will – get through the holidays. Rather than avoiding the feelings of grief, lean into them. It is not the grief you want to avoid, it is the pain. No one can take that pain away, but grief is not just pain, grief is love.

There are a number of ways to incorporate your loved one and your loss into the holidays.

David Kessler helps us face our grief at Christmastime.