It was difficult to decide on a grief art activity to talk about first because there are so many to choose from and I have enjoyed them so much. But art has always comforted me, whether I’m in good spirits or the complete opposite, so I’m a little bias. In time, I will be adding more and more of these… Read More »A Grief Art Activity – Are You Outside Looking In?
If you’re visiting this page because you want to know how to help a grieving widow, thank you for looking for ways to support them after their loss. If you are a fellow griever, you know that there are many more comments and behaviors that will upset a widow than what I’ve listed here. But I chose the following for… Read More »How to Help a Grieving Widow by Not Hurting Them.
In the early days of losing my spouse, I remember many nights when I would wake up like clockwork every single hour overcome with a heaviness that seemed to permeate each bone in my body. My heart was beating too fast and a deep, disturbing fog had wrapped itself around my entire brain. I had my natural anxiety supplements and… Read More »What is the Definition of Grief? Rewrite It.
When I was trying to think about how to begin my very first post on a blog about grief, the question I most wanted to address right away was: is grief forever? I guess that’s because I’m many years out from loss now and yet…I still have moments in which it feels as though it just happened. Outwardly, I have… Read More »Is Grief Forever? Yes. No. Maybe So.
Hi there stranger but hopefully future friend, I am sorry for the reason that you are here. I am Nikki, the creator of Grieving Arts. One day, I may show my picture on this page so you know who is talking to you but I am quiet, introverted, sensitive and private and grief has made those traits a lot stronger.… Read More »About Me