Seasonal grief support

Explore ways to remember your loved ones during the holiday season, dealing with grief, and read heartwarming stories from hospices at Christmas.

Explore ways to remember loved ones during the holiday season, dealing with grief, and stories of hospice workers putting others before themselves

Could you share one piece of advice about grief?

There are undoubtedly many people who, on a festive holiday, might be spending it without their loved one for the first time. So we’re looking to you, our Dying Matters Community, to help them.

Could you share one piece of advice about celebrating the first festive holiday without your loved one, which you think might be helpful to someone in a similar situation?

Remembering someone during the holiday season

Using this form, please send us a message with:

•    One piece of advice for someone who has experienced the death of someone close to them and might be grieving around the festive season (maximum 200 words)

•    Optional: include a photo, if possible, of the person you will be remembering (it can be of just them, or of you together during a happy time).

If chosen, your submission will be featured on our website, and it’ll be shared with our Dying Matters supporters via email and social media.

Share your advice

Remembering someone you love

There can be many moments during the year when we miss loved ones who have died. For many of us, we miss them on a daily basis. Grief is hard at any time of year, but special holidays like Christmas, Hannukah, Diwali or Eid al-fitr for example, can be particularly challenging. 

If you’ve lost someone special, our community is here to help. Find tips on how to remember loved ones during the holiday season, and dealing with grief at important moments - and insightful stories from the people who work at hospices on Christmas Day.

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