When someone you love is grieving, the wrong words hurt — and silence hurts more.
Get our free 9-page guide: 40+ heartfelt messages for every kind of loss, the 10 phrases to avoid, and exactly how to sign a sympathy card.
Inside When Words Fail (free)
- 40+ ready-to-use messages — loss of a mother, father, spouse, child, pet, or a coworker's loss
- 10 common phrases that accidentally hurt, and what to say instead
- How to sign a sympathy card (closings that feel right)
- Printable PDF, delivered instantly
"You don't have to be strong right now. Not with me."
— one of the 40 messages inside
For the loss of a mother"Your mom's kindness lives on in you. I see her in the way you care for people."
What not to say✕ "Everything happens for a reason."
✓ "This is so unfair. I'm here."
✓ "This is so unfair. I'm here."
Signing the card"With you in this," "Holding you close in thought," "Always here," …