Grief Support Blog Posts
Cremation Jewelry: A Meaningful Way to Preserve Memories and Keep Your Loved One Close
There are many ways to acknowledge and celebrate a life well-lived through memorial keepsakes, memorial gardens, and memorial releases.
How to Say Goodbye to Someone in Hospice Care
Tips for saying goodbye to someone in hospice care and how to navigate the complex emotions and processes that come with the end of a loved one's life.
How to Support a Loved One With Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We've put together a list of ways you can support a loved one or a friend with cancer.
Biggest Regrets in Life and Working Through Them
At the end of your life, will you wish you worked less? Played more? Let go of things that don't serve you well? We should all aspire to live a life without regrets, but how?
10 Thoughtful Sympathy Gifts or Gestures
Knowing what to say or do when someone close to you is grieving the loss of a loved one can be daunting. Creative and thoughtful gestures can provide comfort and peace in their time of need.
Grief vs Depression
Experiencing grief or depression is common after losing a loved one or receiving life-changing news. But how does grief differ from depression?
Celebrity Tributes and Famous Farewells
In the age of social media, celebrity tributes have become increasingly popular, especially with the ability to publicly post about the celebrity. Engaging with these famous farewells actually helps with the mourning process.
Memorial Releases: Celebrating a Life After Loss
There are many ways to acknowledge and celebrate a life well-lived through memorial keepsakes, memorial gardens, and memorial releases.
From Ivana Trump to Indonesia: Strange Burials and Graves Around the World
There is no shortage of strange gravesites and burial practices around the world. From famous golf courses and sports stadiums to airport runways and road medians, we're going to look at a few of the stranger options for final resting places.
What is Grief? – 5 Important Things to Know as You Process Loss
Despite how common an experience it is, grief and its associated sense of loss is still a deeply misunderstood process. Here are five things to know about grief as you process your loss.
As Unique as Your Loved One: 7 Thoughtful DIY Memorial Keepsake Ideas
Naturally, you can’t keep everything that a loved one used to own. So how do you decide what to keep or how to repurpose some items so that they aren’t just taking up space in your house?
How to Plan and Plant a Memorial Garden
After the death of a loved one, it’s natural to seek out ways to honor their memory. A memorial garden of any shape or size can be a wonderful tribute to your loved one and will serve as a place of healing.
Personalized Cremation Plan
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