(Loss) &Found Blog
Returning to Work After a Miscarriage: A Gentle Guide for the First Days Back
Is It Okay to Throw Yourself Into Work After a Loss?
Throwing yourself into work after a loss is normal, and often helps. Here’s why work can be a refuge, when it quietly becomes a hiding place, and what to do.
Taking Time Off Work When Your Pet Dies (And What to Say to People Who Think It’s “Just a Pet”)
Your pet died and you still have to work. How to ask for time off, what to say to people who call it “just a pet,” and why this grief is real — even when no one treats it that way.
How to Support a Grieving Employee: What to Say, What to Do, and the Mistake Almost Every Manager Makes
Managers freeze because they’re afraid of saying the wrong thing — but to a grieving person, silence reads as abandonment. What to say, what to avoid, and the week-three mistake almost everyone makes.
How to Tell Your Manager Someone Died (Scripts, Timing, and What You Don’t Owe Anyone)
You owe your workplace less than you think. Word-for-word scripts for telling your manager someone died — what to say, when to say it, and how to ask for the flexibility that actually helps.
Grief at Work: Why the Workplace Is Where So Much Grieving Happens
Grief shows up at work far more often than we admit—through death, divorce, illness, miscarriage, and layoffs. Here’s why the workplace is where so much grieving happens, and how employees, managers, and HR can respond with compassion.
Supporting a Grieving Employee: A Manager’s First Conversation
When an employee shares that they’re grieving, managers often freeze. You don’t need perfect words. This practical guide shows team leaders how to open a compassionate first conversation, acknowledge the loss, and make a grieving coworker feel seen.
Building a Grief-Informed Organization: A Leader’s Starting Point
Most organizations handle grief one crisis at a time. A grief-informed workplace decides in advance how it will care for people through loss. For HR leaders and executives, here’s where to start building bereavement support, psychological safety, and a culture of compassion.
Going Back to Work After a Loss: A Gentle Guide for Yourself
Returning to work after the death of a loved one, divorce, miscarriage, or any major loss can feel disorienting. There’s no right way to grieve and no schedule you’re failing to meet. This gentle guide offers practical footing for going back—boundaries, self-kindness, and grace.