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004 - A short video to let you hear my voice.
Watch now (4 min) | That sounds funny, right? That I want you to hear my voice? But tone of voice and ways of talking are so much part of how we provide…
Jon Swanson
Feb 22
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001 Helpful in loss: Making space for a story
If you are part of this readership, you are the kind of person who asks, “What’s one way I can be helpful when someone’s lost a loved one?” It’s often…
Jon Swanson
Feb 3
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002 Helpful in loss: We want to be told “this is hard”
Welcome back! From what I know about the subscribers to this newsletter, you are the kind of person who asks, “What’s one way I can be helpful when…
Jon Swanson
Feb 10
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005 - On food for the grieving, 10 helpful books, and more.
Welcome or welcome back! (I hope you got to watch my video this week. It made me feel a little more connected.) I’m bringing a potluck of resources…
Jon Swanson
Feb 24
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Sunday night review (and the start of this newsletter
Some people write about using Sunday afternoon or evening as an opportunity to plan for the week. You review the calendar, you check your to-do lists…
Jon Swanson
Jan 30
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003 Helpful in loss – Orienting and a project about losing friends.
Welcome! (Or welcome back) You and I are here because we want to help people in times of loss. Sometimes those people are in our mirror. Sometimes they…
Jon Swanson
Feb 17
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007 - Grief support using social media? Maybe.
And better structured emails, more on the friends survey, and online grief packets.
Jon Swanson
Mar 10
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008 Now. That's a relief.
Welcome or welcome back! Time changes are disruptive. In the US, this week has been a week of recovering from time change. We need relief. In my…
Jon Swanson
Mar 17
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006 Being helpful in loss because you are a helper.
Welcome. Or welcome back. +++ “To be more persuasive, change verbs to nouns.” It’s not often that I think about grammar. But Daniel Pink and Jonah…
Jon Swanson
Mar 3
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Sending a note in time of grief.
It’s often helpful to send a friend or acquaintance a card to recognize their grief. You can buy an expensive sympathy card, but sometimes you can send…
Jon Swanson
Jan 5, 2022
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009 Who do you trust to speak for you?
Welcome! Or welcome back. This weekly newsletter is intended to give you stories and tools to help you be more comfortable as you help others in hard…
Jon Swanson
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Hey Boomer. We're dying.
I wanted to write something to my generation. I was prepared to be sarcastic. “Hey Boomer! Tell your kids that you are going to die so they know what to…
Jon Swanson
May 23, 2022
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