12/18/2025
🎄 The holidays can be especially hard when someone is missing.
Grief doesn’t pause for Christmas lights or traditions.
For many people, the holidays can intensify feelings of loss…memories feel closer, routines change, and expectations to be “joyful” can add pressure. It’s common for grief to show up as sadness, fatigue, irritability, anxiety, or even numbness during this time.
If your heart feels heavier this season, you’re not alone—and your feelings are valid 🤍
Support and compassion are here whenever you need them.
Gentle ways to honor someone (or a pet) you’ve lost this season:
• Light a candle in their memory
• Set aside a quiet moment to think of them or speak their name
• Include something they loved in a holiday tradition
• Write them a letter or memory note
• Donate, volunteer, or give in their honor
• Create a small ornament or keepsake
• Take a walk or sit somewhere that reminds you of them
• Allow yourself to feel without rushing the moment
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Love doesn’t end, even when someone is gone 🤍
