Be a Bridge
Condolences
Welcomes You!
It's also a site for grievers who want to share what has helped them while grieving
Life is short, but what can you say afterwards?
When that moment arrives and a friend, colleague, or family member is grieving a loss, we all want to reach out and help. We say a condolence we’ve heard others say, hug them, keep silent and wait until our friend comes back.
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Is this the best thing we could do? What is the best thing to say to our friend?
Are we really being supportive? Could we have made it worse?
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Grievers have been changed by their loss but we not as much. This creates an invisible divide between our grieving friend and us.
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But we can bridge this gap!
We’re here
to support you to
Be a Bridge!
over to your grieving friend!
Read what others are saying Learn about how to console
A place where friends and family can dialog with grievers to get answers to concerns.
“I really don’t know what to say to my friend whose husband just died. I want to help, but…"
I suffered a lot of losses in a short period, so I got up close and personal with most condolences. Learn why hurtful condolences even exist, and how we can help our griever instead!
Packed with practical details!
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Steps for giving grievers what they really need
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Why trying to make them feel good never works
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Lists of helpful and not-so-helpful condolences
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What grievers are going through
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The story behind this website....
I'm Dana Lacy Amarisa, the author of Condolences Pocket Guide and the blog. Check out how I came to be so passionate about helping friends and family Be a Bridge to their griever.
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