{"id":2945,"date":"2025-09-06T07:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T07:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/2945\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T07:54:18","slug":"counselor-has-tips-on-navigating-through-grief-during-times-of-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/2945\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselor has tips on navigating through grief during times of celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) &#8211; While many spent the long weekend celebrating Labor Day, for some families, this time of year can be especially painful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Just last week was National Grief Awareness Day, and experts say the fall and holiday season can be one of the toughest times to navigate loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sound of celebration can sometimes make silence feel even louder. For those grieving the loss of a loved one, this time of year often deepens that pain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt is very, very hard to accept the loss of a loved one, much less your child who should be there your entire life. So it is extremely difficult, and you should not do it alone,\u201d said Holly Humphreys, Licensed Professional Counselor with <a href=\"https:\/\/thriveworks.com\/roanoke-therapy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/thriveworks.com\/roanoke-therapy\/\">Thriveworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Experts say grief touches nearly everyone at some point, whether it\u2019s losing an opportunity, like a job, or in more serious cases, losing someone far too soon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cGrieving can demonstrate, not just emotionally, but physically\u2026 it can even affect a person\u2019s immune system and wear them down,&#8221; said Humphreys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">That pain can lead to people wanting to isolate, but counselors say the best remedy is connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere\u2019s something about getting through grief knowing you\u2019re not in it alone,\u201d said Humphreys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Humphreys says she sees it every year as fall turns into winter. Shorter, darker days often amplify feelings of sadness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s only temporary you will get through those months. They\u2019re just a bit tougher so you have to be mindful to pack your days in with more self care, or things that bring you a little bit of joy,\u201d says Humphreys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">And for children experiencing grief, she says honesty and openness are key. Answering their questions and letting them express emotions helps them heal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 WDBJ. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) &#8211; While many spent the long weekend celebrating Labor Day, for some families, this time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[434,2345,3518,1853,3517,103,3519,61,60,410,411,2057,1856],"class_list":{"0":"post-2945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-anxiety","9":"tag-awareness","10":"tag-counseling","11":"tag-depression","12":"tag-grief","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-holiday","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-mental-health","18":"tag-mentalhealth","19":"tag-support","20":"tag-therapy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}