1. Let yourself grieve

 Let yourself take this roller coaster ride and react to the wave of emotions rather than to try to suppress them. By letting yourself give into the grief, you can start the healing process.

 

2. Express yourself

 Talking is often good way to soothe painful emotions. Talking to a friend, family member, health professional or counselor can begin the healing process.

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3. Have a good cry

 Do this as often you need to. Tears provide a healthy emotional release and help clear out the cobwebs.

 

4. Talk to a friend or family

 Don’t go through grief alone. This is the time to reach out to those who care for you and love you. They too may be experiencing the pain you are enduring. Facing difficulty together is better then facing it alone.

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5. Take care of your physical and emotional well being

• Get rest                              

• Eat regularly

• Drink a lot of water

• Pray or meditate

• Exercise

• Laugh

You are no good to others or yourself if you stop taking care of your physical health.

 

6. Avoid making major decision

 When grief is new, it’s harder to think clearly about things because there is so much emotion involved. Avoid making major decisions in the first year, especially if those decisions are irreversible, because you are more likely to make a decision that you might regret.

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7. Turn to your faith

 Finding comfort, solace, and answers from faith may be reassuring and bring hope. Meditation and Prayer may assist in one’s spiritual development by clearing the mind of the day to day stress, and allow one to focus on the grace of God.

 

8. End each day giving thanks for your blessings

• What can you give thanks for today?

• Did support come from an unexpected place?

• Did someone say exactly what you needed to hear?

• Did a robin stop and sing on your windowsill?

 Blessings come in many forms. Even in the toughest of times, there is something for which you can be thankful. Gratitude heals at a very deep level.

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9. Go your own pace, Grieve your own way

 Grief doesn’t have a schedule. Just do what you need to do and feel what you need to feel in order to heal. Not everyone will be grieving the same way you are grieving. You may consider to:

 

• Keep a journal of your feeling

• Go for a vacation

• Listen to music that calms you

• Talk to him or her as through they were sitting right next to you

• Sit quietly and think about your loved one

• Allow yourself to observe special anniversary

• Write letter to your loved one

• Play your loved one’s favourite music

• Find a hobby that fills you with happiness

• Wear their clothing or jewellery

• Make a playlist of the songs that remind you of them

• Design your own bereavement rituals

• Try to do something outdoor everyday