011 Surviving the Holidays

Christmas is a difficult time of the year when grieving the loss of a life partner, we feel the heavy weight of expectation and our grief can feel even more invisible than ever.

And, as a widow, it is incredibly hard for us to talk about our grief and how we are truly feeling, we fear being a greater burden on everyone else and darkening their Christmas with our sadness.

So often, as a result, as we navigate our way through the holidays we can feel incredibly alone with everything that we are thinking and feeling.

I want you to know that what you are feeling is a natural response to your loss, and I want to give you a few ideas on how you can support yourself through the festive season, so you can understand how to be a little kinder to yourself at this time of year.

In this episode we’ll discuss:  

• How to manage Christmas get togethers
• Ways of honouring our person during the holidays 
• Allowing ourselves to feel what we need to feel
• Ideas to replace writing those dreaded Christmas cards

Resources:  

• Join my Free Facebook Group ‘Widowed and Rising’ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/widowedandrising  
• Find me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/karensuttonwidowcoach   
• Find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karensuttonwidowcoach/   
• TikTok http://www.tiktok.com/@karensuttonwidowcoach  
• Twitter https://twitter.com/KarenWidow  
• LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensuttonwidowcoach/   
• YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNgKpAqSpEdQV2zYJIPaHvg   
• My website https://www.karensutton.co.uk/