{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Show Up for Someone in Grief (When You Don\u2019t Know What to Say)","description":"What do you say to someone who\u2019s grieving? Most of us don\u2019t know. So we send flowers. We drop off food. And then\u2026 we disappear. Today\u2019s guest, Kelly Edmondson, is here to change that. Kelly is a nurse executive, grief counselor, and founder of Timely Presence\u2014a service created after the death of her son, Darius. Through her own experience of profound loss, she\u2019s learned something most of us never have: Grief doesn\u2019t need fixing. It needs presence. In this conversation, Kelly shares what people got right\u2014and wrong\u2014after her son passed, and gives us practical, deeply human ways to show up for the people we love when they need it most. This episode will change how you think about grief, support, and connection. What You\u2019ll Learn Why \u201cWhat can I do?\u201d is often the wrong question What actually helps someone in grief (and when it matters most) How to support someone weeks and months after a loss Why saying the person\u2019s name matters The real impact of not showing up How grief connects to long-term health (yes, really) Powerful Moments from This Episode \u201cYour absence\u2026 is louder than anything you could say.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s not a day I don\u2019t know my son is dead.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t ask what you can do. Name the thing.\u201d \u201cTears are love.\u201d About Kelly Edmondson Kelly is a nurse executive, grief counselor, and founder of Timely Presence, a service designed to help people show up consistently for loved ones during the first year of grief through meaningful, timed gifts and reminders. Her work is rooted in both clinical experience and personal loss\u2014and a mission to make sure no one grieves alone. Resources & Links Timely Presence: https:\/\/thetimelypresence.com Follow Kelly on Instagram: @thetimelypresence Connect on LinkedIn: Kelly Edmondson If this episode made you think of someone\u2014 text them. Call them. Say their person\u2019s name. That\u2019s the work. ","author_name":"Real Women's Work Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.realwomenswork.com\/","html":"