The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss Conversations

Christmas Day: Letting the Day Be What It Is


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A daily December series offering tender, truthful support for surviving the holidays after suicide loss — with grief, grace, and gentle company.

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This is December 25 — Welcome, Fellow Griever

Letting the Day Be — A Daily Journal Prompt:
“What is today actually like for me — not what it’s supposed to be?”

Today’s Reflection

Christmas Day can hold love, grief, memory, and exhaustion all at once. Today’s reflection offers permission to let the day be what it is, without pressure to perform, reflect, or feel a certain way.

Quoted or Referenced in This Episode

– “We are imperfect mortal beings, aware of that mortality even as we push it away.” — Joan Didion

A Gentle Closing Reminder

You don’t need to make today meaningful — your presence is enough.

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The Leftover Pieces: Suicide Loss ConversationsBy Melissa Bottorff-Arey

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