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Supporting Grief With Compassionate Listening
With Liz Scott
TRIGGER WARNING: This course talks about death and includes stories about bereavement and loss. You don't need to be a grief therapist to have a positive impact on someone who is experiencing grief. During this course Liz meets up with grief specialist Nickie Aven and they both take you on a step-by-step journey. First you'll understand the ups and downs of the grieving process, then you'll see what to not say and do when you're interacting with a griever. Then finally you'll discover the power of listening and presence in supporting someone who is bereaved.
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5 Days
356 students
5.0 stars
10 min / day
Compassion
English
5.0 (19)
Recent Reviews
Jules
January 15, 2026
Thank you both so much for this course. As a very recently bereaved person it has helped me understand my reactions to some of the things that dear friends have said to me in the last week. And that feels very valuable for my now & for the future.
Solitude
December 7, 2025
Excellent course both for being a better listener to someone who is grieving an for understanding why others don’t know how to properly support those of us in mourning. Thank you! 🙏
Madeleine
July 31, 2025
This course was very helpful. Thank you Liz (and Nickie!) ❤️
Áine
May 28, 2025
Thank you for this course, I came here mostly to support myself and to try to understand myself and also gain an understanding of the way other people have treated me in my grief and also perhaps gain an understanding of the process I am in since the death of my husband. I love the imagery of the iceberg with chunks falling off, I can relate to that. Also, the mention of help with housework, I would love someone to come and offer to clean my house, it is one of the hardest things I have had to force myself to do over the last number of months. I would think that this type of course should be done by everyone, they don't teach you this content in school, but it's a life-skill really, we will all grieve something or someone several stages during our live times, and handling people who don't know how to help you without making you feel worse should not be something that anyone suffering grief needs to process. This has helped me to better understand myself and the process I am unwilling caught up in, thank you 😊 🙏
Carrie
February 13, 2025
An absolutely beautiful course. Many thanks to you & Nickie for putting this together ✨️🙏🏼✨️
Ginger
August 4, 2024
Thank you—this is so practical and helpful
Sallie
May 6, 2024
Wonderful reminders all in one place… Thank you!
Jane
May 4, 2024
This course was very informative and I feel more confident to support someone on the grieving journey. Thank you.
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