Suzanne Jabour explores the profound challenges of grief and offers a roadmap for supporting those in mourning. After losing her son, Suzanne confronts society’s misconceptions about grief, emphasizing its unpredictable timeline and all-encompassing effects on the mind and body. She highlights the power of compassionate actions and thoughtful communication through personal anecdotes and expert insights. Viewers will learn practical strategies for offering meaningful support, such as saying the right words, making specific offers, and creating a safe space for grief to unfold. Suzanne inspires a cultural shift toward understanding grief better, empowering individuals to ease the burden of others and foster deeper human connections in the face of loss. Suzanne is a grieving mom who became a student of grief for her survival after her world fell apart in September 2020. She received the middle of the night phone call every parent dreads and was notified her son, Ben, had died. She didn’t know enough about grief to do it in a way that felt healthy, nor did she understand that the symptoms she was experiencing were normal and there was nothing wrong with her. As she shared her experiences, she saw that our silence and fear around grief mean that we are unable to show up and support people who are grieving. We create isolation at a time when we need connection.Suzanne became a certified Grief Educator and shares her story and expertise to normalize grief so people feel more confident that they can say or do something without doing harm. Join her in creating a world where no one grieves alone and where genuine connection is our default response. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx