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How to handle grief during the holidays
(BPT) - The holidays are meant to be a
joyous time. But for someone dealing with
grief, celebrations can be extremely
difficult. If you are grieving over a recent
loss, or one that happened years ago, experts
say there are things you can do to make
facing the demands and the expectations of
the holidays a little easier.
"There are no rules on how to deal with
grief during the holidays," says South
University, West Palm Beach Master of Arts
in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Program Director, Dr. Denny Cecil-Van Den
Heuvel. "You get to decide what is best for
you."
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