We at Loving Ashes understand that reading the grief stories and survival stories of others can help us heal from our personal tragedies. When dealing with the loss of a loved one, it is important to express our emotions fully and without guilt or blame. By engaging with top blogs about support for grief and survival stories, we can come to understand that whilst our situation is unique and valid, it is not unheard of, and we can heal in time.
The Significance of Reading About Grief
Much like writing about your grief experience, reading about that of other can help us to process what happened in our lives and how we could try to pick up the pieces. The grief stories of others can be as inspiring as they are heartbreaking. Here are our top blogs about support for grief and survival stories…
1. Something for Every Experience
We love the Mindfulness and Grief blog because it is a collection of articles for every experience. From practicing mindfulness to healing activities to pet grief and advice, you can find an article here that will help inspire your heart in a positive direction. Follow this link to read more.
2. Dealing with Various Difficulties
If you are looking for a collection of stories and videos that you can filter by category, then On Coming Alive is the grief blog for you. You can divide up the stories to focus on a specific type of grief, such as the loss of a parent or child. Furthermore, you can read stories about other hardships and tragedies, such as abuse.
If you are feeling misunderstood and alone, it can be helpful to read the stories of others, as much as they may hurt still. Head to On Coming Alive for more.
3. Surviving Loss by Suicide
Sometimes we experience a loss by less common means. A death by suicide can be especially tragic in some cases as it usually indicates feelings of loneliness, desperation and helplessness in our loved one. Dealing with death by suicide therefore requires special attention. Click this link to be redirected to Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide.
4. Being the Survivor
If you yourself have survived a suicide attempt, you will most definitely need help healing from your experience. We recommend having a look at the Save blog, a site dedicated to the stories of survivors with the aim to create hope and prevent suicide attempts. Click the link to read more.
5. Loving Ashes
At Loving Ashes, we try to collect a diverse range of reading materials for our readers. We focus on inspiring and uplifting articles balanced by informative posts and bereavement realities. Take a look at our blog for something to help you heal.
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