25 Small Ways to Feel Connected Throughout Grief

The loss of grief can sit heavy on our hearts. It can be helpful to take time to remember our person/people who have died by finding ways to feel connected to them. Knowing they can still be part of our lives in certain ways can feel like a comfort on those hard days.

Here are 25 ways to feel connected throughout your grief:

1. Do an activity they loved to do.
2. Talk about them with others who remember them too.
3. Tuck a small item of theirs in your pocket.
4. Build a box of memories.
5. Create a playlist with their favorite songs + songs that remind you of them.
6. Start using a favorite phrase they used to use.
7. Eat their favorite food.
8. Keep a journal of memories of your person’s life.
9. Find a way to re-purpose something of theirs in your living space.
10. Write letters to them as a way to communicate or talk to them.
11. Start or finish a project you were going to do together.
12. Learn a skill your person had that you admired.
13. Treat yourself to their favorite dessert.
14. Do an activity they enjoyed doing.
15. Choose something (a “sign” or symbol) that reminds you of them when you see it.
16. Keep a piece of their clothing close for extra comfort.
17. Create a slideshow of pictures that bring up good memories.
18. Save a spot for them at important events and milestones.
19. Carry out an act of kindness in their memory.
20. Take some quiet time alone just to think about them.
21. Change the background on your phone to a happy memory.
22. Do an activity you used to enjoy doing together.
23. Create a new tradition that honors the relationship you had with them.
24. Volunteer or get involved with a cause that mattered to them.
25. Allow yourself to say their name or bring them up in conversation when it feels good to do.

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