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Living with loss during the holidays

Facing the holidays can be a challenge under the best circumstances, but the transient aspect of Southwest Florida compounds the isolation many of us feel during a season focused largely on family. Grieving a loved one deepens feelings of separation and loneliness.

How do you handle paradise lost? Allow yourself to experience the full-range of emotions, from the joy of the season to the despair of loss. Feeling is where healing begins.