Navigating Life After Loss: A Free Resource from Mary Beth Lee, LCSW
At Well Mind Body, we believe in the healing power of shared experience—and few embody that belief more deeply than Mary Beth Lee, LCSW.
Mary Beth’s path to becoming a therapist was shaped by unimaginable personal tragedy. After the devastating loss of her son Johnny in a car accident and her son Christopher’s traumatic brain injury from the same event, Mary Beth’s life changed forever. Through her own journey of grief, healing, and advocacy, she discovered a renewed sense of purpose: to walk alongside others facing profound loss.
With decades of experience supporting clients through traumatic grief, medical trauma, and post-traumatic growth, Mary Beth brings a depth of empathy that can only come from lived experience. Her work extends beyond the therapy room, offering guidance to schools, communities, and individuals navigating the aftermath of tragedy.
Today, we’re honored to share one of Mary Beth’s most meaningful resources with our community: “Ways to Be Helpful: Child Loss.” This powerful guide was developed from Mary Beth’s own lived wisdom and professional expertise and has been used in both clinical and educational settings across the country.
💬 As Mary Beth says:
“This guide is something I’ve used again and again to help friends, families, and communities support grieving parents. It’s deeply personal and, I hope, deeply useful.”
Whether you’re supporting someone who has experienced loss—or you are that someone—this guide offers practical, heartfelt suggestions on how to show up in meaningful ways.
What You’ll Find in the Download:
How to acknowledge grief without minimizing it
Ways to offer comfort and support over time
What to say—and what not to say
How to support siblings through loss
Gentle reminders for navigating faith, presence, and patience
This downloadable PDF is free to access and designed to be shared. We ask that it be used in its original format, with copyright intact, as it is part of Mary Beth’s forthcoming book.
➡️ Download “Ways to Be Helpful: Child Loss” here
We’re grateful to Mary Beth for her courage, wisdom, and willingness to share such an important resource with our community. If you or someone you love is walking through the grief of losing a child, please know that you are not alone.
In Wellness,
Dr. Elizabeth Miller, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S
Founder, Well Mind Body
