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Speaker 1: Missing family during the holidays. If you have lost a

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Speaker 1: family member or a loved one, it is very common

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Speaker 1: for memories of that person to arise during the holiday season.

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Speaker 2: You might remember all.

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Speaker 1: Of the good times, the times you smiled and laughed

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Speaker 1: and hugged and enjoyed each other's company, and you might

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Speaker 1: experience sadness and a yearning for those times.

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Speaker 2: Be gentle with yourself.

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Speaker 1: And know that it's okay to feel what you're feeling.

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Speaker 1: Grief is actually a representation of love, and you have

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Speaker 1: so much love in your heart, so let yourself feel

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Speaker 1: this love. Close your eyes or have a soft downward gaze.

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Speaker 2: Hold this person in your heart, and.

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Speaker 1: Take three deep breaths inhaling through the nose, exhaling through

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Speaker 1: the mouth, inhaling through the nose, exhaling through the mouth,

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Speaker 1: last one inhaling through the nose, exhaling through the mouth.

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Speaker 1: Take a moment to recognize how you're feeling when you

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Speaker 1: think about this person you have lost.

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Speaker 2: Name the emotion or emotions. Maybe you're feeling sad or

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Speaker 2: tender or raw.

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Speaker 1: Allow these feelings to be here doesn't mean that you

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Speaker 1: like it. It just means that these feelings are here

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Speaker 1: right now. And it's okay to feel the way you're feeling.

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Speaker 2: If it feels right. Place a hand on your heart

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Speaker 2: as you inhale. Imagine receiving the comfort that you need

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Speaker 2: to feel better as you exhale.

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Speaker 1: Imagine that any pain you might be experiencing is exiting

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Speaker 1: your body.

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Speaker 2: Your mind, and your spirit.

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Speaker 1: As you inhale, imagine receiving the comfort you need to

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Speaker 1: feel better. As you ex hel imagine releasing that which

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Speaker 1: no longer serves you. Bringing your hand down if it's

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Speaker 1: not already. Think about how you want to celebrate and

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Speaker 1: honor this loved one. Maybe you want to light a candle,

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Speaker 1: or write them a letter, or send them a prayer.

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Speaker 2: How can you celebrate and honor this person?

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Speaker 1: Remember they will always be with you, and your love

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Speaker 1: for them is a sacred love