Grief is messy and difficult and something funeral professionals see every day. At times, this can overwhelm even the most experienced of us with our own grief. This month’s virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 5pm PST focuses on supporting our own emotions while we’re serving grieving families.
As funeral professionals, we know that the common responses to grief are not linear. Grief brings sideways turns, unpredictability and huge obstacles, and no two journeys are the same. But sometimes, we forget to extend ourselves and our colleagues the same grace that we give our grieving families. We don’t have all the answers, especially when we’re facing our own mourning during challenging cases and community turmoil.