The Caring Death Doula
In a world that rushes past death and ignores grief, The Caring Death Doula stops to listen with tenderness, truth, and time. Whether you are grieving right now or here to learn how to help those grieving, join your host, Frances, a certified grief educator on the journey of finding connection, conversations, and comfort. Let's make grief and death a natural part of our conversations.
The Caring Death Doula
Holding Space for Grief On A Holiday
Christmas morning can hurt when grief is close. I speak softly to anyone carrying loss today, offering permission to feel, simple ways to cope, and the steady reminder that being seen can help you get through the hours.
• holding space for listeners grieving on a holiday
• naming both fresh grief and long-ago loss
• recognizing pressure to perform joy and host
• inviting boundaries, rest, and small steps
• affirming tears, quiet moments, and consented hugs
• reminding those alone that being witnessed matters
• repeating one breath at a time as a guide
May you know you are seen.
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It's Christmas morning, December 25th. If you celebrate, today may be hard. And so I'm speaking to you. It's early. But I wanted to get on here. And I hope that knowing that I'm thinking of you, that I'm holding space for you, it's a hard day. Whether your grief is past many years, this is still a hard day. And if your grief is fresh, and you just want to cry and stay under the blankets, and you really don't know how you're going to get up and how you're going to be there for your family. I want you to know, and I hope, I hope it somehow not only encourages you, but gives you a little strength to know that I care. I'm holding space for you. I know, I know how hard it is. I know how hard it is to get up and to have to smile and to have to make the meal and take care of your family. And everybody else is laughing and they're having fun and you don't want to spoil it. And no one seems to know. Realize, think about that you're grieving. Perhaps you've lost a parent, a dear friend, and today is hard. Maybe you've lost a child. So if you're grieving alone, know that I'm holding space for you. And don't be afraid, don't be ashamed. If tears do come today, it's okay. And I hope that you are surrounded by people that'll just sit with you for a minute or give you a hug. Sometimes that's all we need. Whether the tears are there or not, I hope that you get a hug.
SPEAKER_00:And if nobody's there for you, know that I am. I am thinking of you and I'm holding space for you. And you're okay. You will make it through today.
SPEAKER_01:One breath at a time, one step at a time, and if you don't feel okay, that's okay.
SPEAKER_00:I'm holding space. I am the caring death doula, and I am here for you.