Grieving during the holidays is hard. How did it go for you on Valentine’s Day? You know… the day of love, flowers, chocolates, throws of affection, hearts aplenty with sweet messages inside expressing one’s care and love for another. Believe me; I get it if you don't want to be part of the noise on February 14th. The good news is that it’s only one day of the year, but let’s look at it differently. Were you good to yourself in the face of something tough and truly, truly unique to you? Did you embrace where you are on your grief journey and rise with excitement at how far you have come? Did you use Valentine’s Day as a period of remembrance for your loved one and proactively and positively handle your grief? Many people are parenting while grieving. Being a parent while grieving causes a whole plethora of feelings on Valentines Day, especially when the person you built your family with is dead on the day of love. Kate's Club encourages you to celebrate this day as if your loved one is still with you because they are in many ways. They're in the house you bought together, in your children, in their parents, and all around the places you loved to go with them. Don't be afraid to utilize grief resources. We all need people, especially when the person who was everything to you passes. Surely the individual loss you’ve experienced is deep. It is how you treat yourself on a day like Valentine’s Day that can make a difference in how next year will be.
You’re still here. We’re with you as a part of a larger community. As a grief support group with grief specialists, Kate's Club encourages you to share your story.
Onward!
Would you like to share your story? Please get in touch with Kate's Club! KC has free grief support with grief resources, grief counseling resources, grief training, and volunteer work in Atlanta and surrounding places in Georgia. Kate's Club is a growing nonprofit in Atlanta with grief specialists for kids and young adults going through bereavement. Our goal is to make a world where it is okay to grieve.