Don't Tell Mourners to "Stay Strong" -- Another in the What Not To Say To Sad People List

Megan Devine says:

It isn’t easy, but if we really want to support a grieving person, we’ve got to listen to his or her pain, rather than try to correct it. Pain, allowed expression, doesn’t have to turn in on itself. Given room — and validation — grief finds its right place, alongside the life that is built in the wake of loss.

'Stay Strong,' And Other Useless Drivel We Tell The Grieving