I have personally experienced how powerful and helpful it can be, to draw pictures that express my grief. This was especially helpful when my friends couldn’t cope with hearing about my son’s autopsy. I can still recall how freeing it was to express that aspect of my grief, without causing distress to my friends. This can also be a helpful thing to do with children. Sometimes children are not able to verbalise their grief , but could express it through a picture. Also, once a child has drawn a picture, he/she is often happy to talk about it.
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