Ask a Grief Coach: Is It Okay to Gift a Loved One’s Belongings During the Holidays?

Is it okay to gift a loved one’s belongings after they’ve died, especially during the holidays?

In this Ask a Grief Coach episode of The Curating Grief Show, author and grief coach Charlene Lam addresses an emotional and sometimes complicated question that many grieving people face: Can you or should you give away a loved one’s belongings as holiday gifts?

There’s no one right answer, but here are five important things to consider.

Have more questions about what to do with the belongings after someone dies? Want practical and emotional support with grief? Visit curatinggrief.com to learn more about the Sorting the Stuff of Life and Loss course from grief coach Charlene Lam.