In this episode, Alina and Judith give PRACTICAL advice about what to say to someone newly bereaved. They even give you a formula:
1. Express your condolences
2. Validate their feelings
3. Carry the loss with them
Listen to the episode for specific examples of how to fill each of these buckets and hopefully provide a small amount of comfort to the griever.
They also talk about what NOT to say, and don't worry if you've said any of these things... Judith and Alina have too. Just try to be better in the future! And remember, KEEP IT BRIEF!!!!!!
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Things we talk about in this episode:
- Recipe for Alina's "gross bloody mary drink" (as Judith calls it)
- Gift Guide for Grievers | As Long As I'm Living
- Wonder Woman | As Long As I'm Living
- Mothering a Grieving Mother, Interviews with Our Moms | As Long As I'm Living
- Megan Devine: "So Don't Be So Sad"
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As Long As I'm Living is a podcast about life, love, and laughter after infant loss. Judith and Alina are rebuilding Happier Ever After one day at a time despite excruciating grief and trauma and offering support to grievers of all flavors, but especially those who have lost a baby to SIDS, infant death, birth accidents, stillbirth, TFMR, ectopic pregnancy, or miscarriage.
