Ways to Honor Grief Dates & Anniversaries

When a person dies, it’s hard to know what to do on big grief dates. Both on anniversaries of positive dates - like weddings and birthdays, as well as anniversaries of the tougher dates - like diagnoses and deaths.

Is a celebration appropriate? Is it better to wallow in bed? Do you involve others or plan a solo day?

How do we honor the lives of those we lost on these big griefy milestones?

Recently I asked my Instagram community - those who have been in this grief space for some time and those who are brand new and navigating a season of firsts. Posted in the slides are the suggestions that they all shared with me.

How do you spend these days? Leave them in the comments so we can all learn from each other. And remember, there is no “right” way to honor those we love. However you choose spend those days is A-ok.