The holiday season is a stressful time for anyone, but if you're also grieving the loss of someone close or far to you, it might be even more difficult to know how to "get through" this time of the year. I realize all of you have had very different experiences, different losses, due to various reasons, a long time ago or just recently, but the point is grief isn't specific to any of those. These are just general links, some are specifically for having lost a child for ex. or about a certain way of having lost someone, but I think the general message is what's important. If you know of some ideas on how to survive the holiday season while grieving or have other links that you think might be helpful, please post them here.
Getting through the holidays
http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/timetogo/holiday.html
Grieving through the holidays
http://psychcentral.com/newsletter/issue002/grieving_holidays.htm
Finding light in the darkness:grieving through the holidays
Grief and Renewal - Articles - The Beginning Experience: A Weekend Retreat for the Widowed and Divorced
When you're grieving through the holidays
http://www.willowgreen.com/advice/a_grief_6.htm
What can I do to get through the holidays?
http://www.howtomakeafamily.com/features/hom/holiday_grief2.htm
Grief... how to help yourself through the holidays
http://www.victoriahospice.org/webRevisedHelpYourselfplusFAMILY.pdf
Getting through the holidays when you have lost a loved one
http://www.doc.state.ok.us/humanresources/PDF Files/Hot_Topic_12_20_02.pdf
Help for the holidays
http://www.dougy.org/default.asp?pid=6101495
Getting through the holidays
http://www.txmomsoftinyangels.org/Parents Corner/GettingThroughHolidays.htm
Holiday Grief Tips
http://www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,10278,00.html
Getting through the holidays
http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/timetogo/holiday.html
Grieving through the holidays
http://psychcentral.com/newsletter/issue002/grieving_holidays.htm
Finding light in the darkness:grieving through the holidays
Grief and Renewal - Articles - The Beginning Experience: A Weekend Retreat for the Widowed and Divorced
When you're grieving through the holidays
http://www.willowgreen.com/advice/a_grief_6.htm
What can I do to get through the holidays?
http://www.howtomakeafamily.com/features/hom/holiday_grief2.htm
Grief... how to help yourself through the holidays
http://www.victoriahospice.org/webRevisedHelpYourselfplusFAMILY.pdf
Getting through the holidays when you have lost a loved one
http://www.doc.state.ok.us/humanresources/PDF Files/Hot_Topic_12_20_02.pdf
Help for the holidays
http://www.dougy.org/default.asp?pid=6101495
Getting through the holidays
http://www.txmomsoftinyangels.org/Parents Corner/GettingThroughHolidays.htm
Holiday Grief Tips
http://www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,10278,00.html