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Worksheet Sheet Grief and loss

The Empty Place at the Table

Get ready for a holiday or family gathering where they will be missing.

Purpose: Get ready for a holiday or family gathering where they will be missing.

When to use: Use this a few days before a holiday, a wedding, or a family meal.

Worksheet prompts

  1. What do you think will be hardest about the day itself?
    Often it is one small moment, not the whole day.
  2. Traditions can bend. Decide which ones you want to.
  3. If you need to leave early, how will you do it, and who will know beforehand?

Get through the day however you can. It does not have to look like other years.