Maria Capolupo, Grief & Death Support

03/07/2025

Join me at Forest Lawn Cemetery for my "Ask a Death Doula" lecture/Q&A on April 19th. It is the first of their new "Chapel Chats" series. Come over and ask me anything you've always wanted to know about dying, death, and grief but were afraid to ask.

Join us as we welcome Maria Capolupo, Death Doula and [...]

10/23/2024

10/11/2024

So pleased to announce that I am partnering with Forest Lawn for this exciting event! Join us!

Forest Lawn is excited to be a partner cemetery for […]

05/18/2024

Greetings from the Roswell Park Bereavement Retreat. So honored to be a part of this amazing event again. 💜💜💜

05/07/2024

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04/23/2024

04/14/2024

Wise words from When You Die 💜

04/12/2024

04/12/2024

What is a Death Doula?

04/06/2024

How to support someone who is grieving: a series.

Tip #5

Say something.

Anything.

It’s hard to know what to say to someone who is going through the worst pain of their lives. So, often times, we say nothing.

It’s ok to say “I don’t know what to say but I’m here for you” or “I don’t know what to say but I can listen” or “I don’t know what to say but I’d love to share stories about your person.”

Just say something. Don’t go silent. Don’t be afraid to talk to them.

They need you.

And remember: listening is way more helpful than talking anyway. So open the door. Lend your ears.

Just be there.

04/06/2024

It’s ok if you don’t know what to say. It’s ok if you don’t know what to do.

Don’t try to fix it. Don’t try to make it better.

Just BE there.

Let them know they’re not alone.

03/18/2024

Grief never ends. Ever.

It changes shape and intensity. We learn to live with it. But we don’t “get over it”. It cannot be “fixed”. It never goes away.

And that’s ok.

Grief is an expression of love. We will never stop loving them, therefore, we never stop grieving them.