E69: 6 Meaningful Ways to Honor a Grief Anniversary—for Death, Divorce, and Other Kinds of Loss

Grief dates like death days, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and other loss-related days can bring a sense of heaviness and dread to the calendar. And if you're like many grievers, you might be wondering, "What exactly do I DO on a grief anniversary?" In this episode, I'm sharing the five types of grief dates you might be carrying, and six meaningful ways to honor one—plus helpful ways to scale your chosen ritual up or down depending on how much time or energy you have that year.

You'll learn:

  • What a grief date is and the five types most grievers carry

  • Six simple, doable rituals for honoring a grief or death anniversary

  • How to adjust any ritual depending on your energy that year

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E69: 6 Meaningful Ways to Honor a Grief Anniversary—for Death, Divorce, and Other Kinds of Loss
Shelby Forsythia, Grief Coach and Author

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Shelby Forsythia

Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions.

Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.

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