"I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead", Saoirse Ronan
Our interview with Shirley Thiessen on our show, Most people don’t know what is helpful to say or do to support a grieving friend. It can feel awkward and uncomfortable.
I get it. I’ve been there. As a grief coach, I want to help
For 48 years, I didn’t know how to effectively come alongside my grieving friends.
I was uncertain about what to say or do that would be helpful and not hurtful. Often I avoided my grieving friends – not because I didn’t care. I felt their loss so deeply. Tragically, it was my own discomfort that caused me to be unavailable. I didn’t know how to show up for the bereaved.
Can you relate?
It wasn’t until my devastating loss of burying a child – a young adult son, Jordan, that I began the sharp learning curve into my grief education.
Twelve days after Jordan’s wedding, I was thrown into the unimaginable task of planning his funeral. Life felt like a wasteland of profound disappointments and heartache. I didn’t see a way forward.
You can reach Shirley at: www.shirleythiessen.com
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