A free handout from Marsha

The First Year

Ten things to expect after loss. Print it for yourself, or for someone facing their first holidays without someone they love.

Pages from The First Year handout
Two-page printable handout

10 things to expect after loss

  • Why grief arrives in waves, not stages
  • Why the “firsts” are often hardest before they arrive
  • What to do when you feel lost, exhausted or misunderstood
  • How hope returns, one season at a time
Download the free handout (PDF)

From Marsha’s talk at Live Well Hospice. Feel free to share it.

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