Traditions

Traditions are a huge part of the "magic" that is often felt near the holidays. It could be baking and leaving cookies out for Santa every year, a trip to the mall to see Santa, seeing Christmas lights at night, drinking hot cocoa near a fire after a long day of building snowmen and playing outside, wrapping presents with movies in the background, family game nights, friendsgiving dinners, and so much more.

This may be your first year without someone you love, or a year you honor a life you had dreamed of and hoped for. There are countless activities, happy memories, and great traditions that can help distract from grief, add value and meaning to a season, honor the person you are missing, and make the stress of preparations feel worth the work. These may look different year to year as you navigate them in grief, or be the glue that holds the holidays together. Either way is great, as long as it works for you and leaves you feeling comfortable.

What tradition can I keep, pause, or reimagine to honor my grief?

However you decide to proceed with your traditions this year, I hope it brings you light and love.

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