Coping with Grief over the Holidays

A Light in the Darkness: Coping with Grief over the Holidays

By Judith Cebula
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Churches across the United States offer services called Longest Night or Blue Christmas to help people in grief during the holiday season.

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