Resources
Grief
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Supporting your teen through a loss without rushing the process
Grief doesn't always look like crying. What helps, what pushes them away, and why there is no right way to go through it.
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What's expected in grief, and what deserves attention
Sadness that comes and goes, anger, distraction. And the signs that grief is getting complicated.
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Talking about the loss and making a place for memories
Naming what was lost, remembering without everything hurting, and why you don't get over a loss: you integrate it.
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The hard dates and day-to-day life
Anniversaries, birthdays and holidays bring the loss back. How to plan ahead for them and how to keep up a routine without demanding that things go back to the way they were.
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Your own grief: supporting your teen when you are hurting too
Supporting your teen's grief stirs up pain of your own. You don't have to be okay to be there for them.
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When their grief worries me: guilt, anger and when to get help
Signs that the grief needs more company, how to talk about guilt and when to bring in a professional.
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When grief comes with risk, or with suffering that doesn't ease
The first thing is not leaving them alone. What to do today, how to build a network and how to take care of yourself.
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To go deeper
Raíces is a space to look at how losses were experienced in your own history, and which ones were not talked about.