It is easy to unintentionally say the wrong thing to someone that has just lost a spouse. In this ThinkAdvisor article, Barbara offers advice for how to compassionately communicate with grieving clients. Her recommendations include:

• Spending more time with widows
• Educating them
• Avoiding making them feel lonelier
• Remembering they are not dumb, just numb
• Knowing the hurt never goes away, but the person can learn to coexist with it
• Not patronizing them or they react negatively

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