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How to Comfort Someone Who Has Lost a Loved One

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From Quick Guide: Ways to Cope With Loss

Summary: After someone has lost a loved one, it helps to provide comfort to them and avoid trying to make the grief go away. Help friends through the grieving process with tips from a licensed marriage and family therapist in this free video on individual therapy.

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By Patti German
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Patti German, M.Ed., LMFT, is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Her experience includes a Master of Education at Temple University in...read more

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"Hi, I'm Patti German, and I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, here in New York City. In this clip, we're going to talk about how to comfort someone, who has lost a loved one. It's very difficult to really provide comfort, for anyone who has lost a loved one, so I think the important thing, is to just listen, and be there for a person. You can't fix it. You can't make it go away. It's a grieving process, and it takes awhile, to go through the entire process, and comfort is just about being there, and hearing and listening, and letting your friend know, that you really care about them, and that you're sorry for the loss, and you can show this, be being with your friend, taking a walk, talking to them. It's not about fixing it, it's not about rushing, it's not about judging, or criticizing it. It's about understanding how deep the loss is, and it's real, and to be able, to just be able to be in the space with your friend. This is Patti German, in New York City."

eHow Article: How to Comfort Someone Who Has Lost a Loved One

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