companioning is about bearing witness

What if you just said, “This time of year must be so hard for you.” And then listened.

[Pic from #DrWolfelt’s Tenets of Companioning the Bereaved, https://t.co/SzrF6O0rgU] #grieftips #holidaygrief #holidaysarehard #talkaboutgrief @MrsFridayNext pic.twitter.com/tOz7oEvRoc

— Rader Ward Foundation (@RaderWardFound) December 11, 2020