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🖥 AARP Webinar: What to Say to the Grieving!

SummerOnTheWay1 — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:46:24 GMT

Date: June 4, 2026.

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm ET.

Location: Virtual.

This webinar is based on two books.

"What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say - Loving a Friend Through Grief," by Mark J. Lucero and "Sympathy and Condolences: What to Say and Write to Convey Your Support After a Loss," by Alan Wolfelt, PH.D.

USE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER.

https://www.aarp.org/events/details.what-to-say-and-not-say-to-the-grieving.RDNMJ5GBLTN

Re: 🖥 AARP Webinar: What to Say to the Grieving!

SummerOnTheWay1 — Tue, 12 May 2026 21:35:17 GMT

This is a FREE "online" event, and AARP membership is NOT required.

Re: 🖥 AARP Webinar: What to Say to the Grieving!

SummerOnTheWay1 — Wed, 13 May 2026 23:48:36 GMT

When you attend this WEBINAR, you’ll learn:

(1) 64 of the Worst Things You Can Say and How to Avoid Them.

(2) 64 of the Best Things You Can Say and the Best Ways to Say Them.

(3) Why Grief is a Journey, NOT a Destination.

(4) How to “Companion” the Griever on Their Journey Through the Wilderness of Grief.

(5) Six Common Grief Emotions and How They Impact a Griever’s Daily Life.

(6) How to Deal with the Physical Symptoms of Grief.

(7) 6 Grief Myths and How They Can Prevent the Griever from Moving Forward.

Re: 🖥 AARP Webinar: What to Say to the Grieving!

SummerOnTheWay1 — Thu, 14 May 2026 05:50:33 GMT

Date: June 4, 2026.

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm ET.

Location: Virtual.

Re: 🖥 AARP Webinar: What to Say to the Grieving!

SummerOnTheWay1 — Thu, 14 May 2026 21:28:24 GMT

FROM THE EVENT SITE!

Someone you care about has suffered a loss. You want to support them. Instinctively, you want to offer comfort but don’t know what to say. Then, in a moment of emotional awkwardness and with the best of intentions, you say something like:

(1) “He’s in a better place.”

(2) “There is a reason for everything.”

(3) “Aren’t you over him yet? He's been dead for a while now?”

(4) “You can still have another child?”

(5) “She was such a good person that God wanted her to be with him.”

(6) “I know how you feel.”

(7) “Be strong.”

You meant no harm; however, what you just said was NEITHER helpful nor supportive!