Helping Teenagers with the Death Of A Sibling

It’s November already. Almost one year since my youngest daughter died by suicide during her first semester away at college. Even as I write those words, I have to pause and let them wash over me as though they are new words, as if this is a new grief.

I don’t think these words will ever settle down like old words. Not only does November hold the day of Eve’s death, but it is also Children’s Grief Awareness Month. A time when we, the grown-ups, are asked to pause, and to turn to the children, who are often quiet about their own grief journey.

Read more about what I have learned about how to support children, especially teenagers, in my guest post on Emotionally Naked.