Bereavement is a normal, task-oriented process that we will all experience, and it needs to be addressed in a nonpathologizing manner.

Some important steps in the process are -

sharing the reality of death
sharing the grieving experience
constructing meaningful rituals of remembrance

and

finding closure and moving forward with living.

It can sometimes be therapeutic, as well as healing, for those who have lost a close family member, whether a spouse or child, to write their personal thoughts as they move through their grieving process; some may want to share their writing, while others may choose to keep their work private.

and remember - some forms of 'help' can normalize grief, but for others it can overwhelm them.