Planning Your Self-Care for the Holidays

The upcoming holiday season can act as a grief trigger, making the latter part of the year a very difficult time. The following are some ways in which we can be supportive to ourselves when we are grieving through the holidays. Answer some of the following questions:

The most difficult parts of the holiday season for me may be the following:
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People who can hear my grief are (list them):
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Ways I can connect with these supportive people over the holiday months are:
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The most difficult people to be with might be:
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Grief triggers might be:
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This year I want to include the following new activities in my holiday:
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Ways I can honor the person I am grieving are:
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You are NOT alone. Reach out. You can do it with loving support.

Love,