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Empathy’s Grief Specialists

Empathy’s team of skilled writers and researchers creates comforting and insightful grief content with input from some of the greatest minds in the field, including David Kessler and BJ Miller.

MORE ARTICLES BY Empathy’s Grief Specialists

Dealing with the pain of miscarriage

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

The first call to make when a loved one dies

Immediate Arrangements | 5 min read

Helping children through grief

Grief & Grieving | 6 min read

How to recognize when the time is approaching

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

Working full-time in the aftermath of loss

Grief & Grieving | 6 min read

Telling family and friends the sad news

Informing Others | 6 min read

The racial grief gap

Grief & Grieving | 3 min read

How grief can affect your body

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

Handling New Year’s when you’re grieving

Grief & Grieving | 3 min read

When a loved one dies by suicide

Grief & Grieving | 6 min read

Dealing with grief on important dates

Grief & Grieving | 6 min read

The time-management struggle after a loved one dies

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

When your parent passes away

Grief & Grieving | 3 min read

When grief makes you lose sight of who you are

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

Sharing news about a sudden, unexpected, or traumatic death

Informing Others | 5 min read

Making decisions about organ donation

Immediate Arrangements | 4 min read

Understanding death with dignity

Immediate Arrangements | 4 min read

Notifying your loved one’s wider circle

Informing Others | 6 min read

5 things to remember before sharing news of a family member’s death

Informing Others | 3 min read

Sharing news of a death in writing

Informing Others | 6 min read

How to inform people about a loved one’s death

Informing Others | 8 min read

How journaling can help with grief

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

Letting the little things go

Personal Belongings | 5 min read

What to say when someone’s pet dies

Grief & Grieving | 2 min read

Dealing with guilt during grief

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

Creative ways of using your loved one’s things

Personal Belongings | 7 min read

It’s the little things: Dealing with keepsakes

Personal Belongings | 8 min read

5 things to consider before you start hospice care

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

How to talk to your bereaved coworker

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

Should you say, ‘I’m sorry for your loss?’

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

How unfinished business can complicate grief

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

What not to say to someone who is grieving

Grief & Grieving | 7 min read

Finding a support group for widows and widowers

Grief & Grieving | 6 min read

Grief and the LGBTQ+ community

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

5 texts to comfort a loved one who is grieving

Grief & Grieving | 6 min read

When a sibling passes away

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read

5 ways work can support grievers

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

What to do when someone passes away at home

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

Feeling numb after someone you love dies

Grief & Grieving | 4 min read

When grief feels like too much

Grief & Grieving | 5 min read