They're not just a number, or statistic. They are your loved one.

Welcome back to another episode of the Grief Gang podcast.Right now, we are welcoming more members to the Grief community than ever. There are loved friends and family, passing everyday. There is also a mass fear, anxiety and pain for the loved ones of these people who have passed, that they will just become another number, another statistic in the ever rising death toll. But they are not. They are people and their death deserves to be acknowledged individually. In this episode I share an Instagram post from @selfspace, a contemporary mental health service, who really put this whole episode into more articulate words! (Unlike myself). I also read a couple of entries from two people who wrote into me, about the loss of a loved one during this time and the difficult measures that have been put into place for them.If anything I'd like you, the listener, to take from this episode is that, All of our journeys are different. We already know this. But what "New Grievers" are experiencing right now, is hands down something not a lot of us can even slightly relate to. You may not know the words to comfort them, something like they're upset they can't hold a funeral, but you were actually able to! There will be a lot of things that will most likely stump us! But what we all share, is LOSS. Our stories may be different, in so many ways, but we can all share that unanimous feeling of loss. Empathise with them, love them, support them, ask about their loved one. Let them know that even if they think the world has forgotten, you haven't.If you're listening to this episode because you have lost a loved one in this current time, and you're fearful they will just fade into a number. Keep saying their name, keep telling everyone you can get your hands on (figuratively) about them!!! With you doing that, their spirit will never die. And they will never be a number.Big love,Amber xInstagram-@ThegriefgangTwitter-@ThegriefgangFacebook-The Grief GangIf you enjoy this podcast, please leave a rating and review! It really means a lot. Thank you.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thegriefgang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.