Key Tips

Our key tips are: Say Something, Persevere, Listen, Ask About The Person, Encourage Self-Care and Ask Them What They Need.

Say Something

The most important thing to remember is just to say something; ask the question, get in touch, reach out. Silence leads to feelings of isolation and it doesn't matter if you're not sure what to say, although hopefully as you're reading this, you'll now have some ideas!

Perservere

If at first the person you're supporting doesn't want to talk, keep trying! It takes a lot of courage for someone suffering to start a conversation so help them out and be the one to keep trying.

Listen

Both actively and non-judgmentally. Often you don't need to say much at all to help someone else, it's about listening to them and really hearing them without judgement.

Ask About The Person

As we've said earlier, this is a great way to help the person on their journey of remembering and celebrating their loved one. It can feel awkward to bring the person up but if it's in a positive way, the person whose lost their loved one is very likely to be happy.

Encourage Self-Care

When someone is bereaved they can very often forget to take care of themselves, and are less likely to treat themselves. There are lots of different ways to act on self-care from bubble baths to life-admin, the key is to encourage them to think of ways they can help themselves.