7 Songs to Help You Cope If You’re Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
I’ve always been a huge fan of a variety of music. My favorite songs are always the ones that teach a lesson or tell a story through the lyrics.
A few years ago, I lost a friend to cancer. I felt devastated but music helped me through. I think it’s important for us to all have playlists on hand, so I created this list of seven songs that are perfect for anyone experiencing grief.
1. “What Hurts the Most” by Rascal Flatts
This song can help you heal when you still had so much to say to the person who passed away. What I love the most about this song is how it reminds me to forgive myself for not saying what I needed to say to my friend before they passed.
2. “Tears in Heaven” by Eric Clapton
This Eric Clapton song perfectly describes the pain you experience when someone passes away at a young age. What I love most about “Tears in Heaven” is the reminder that everyone is happy in heaven.
3. “I Drive Your Truck” by Lee Brice
In this song, Lee Brice describes what it feels like to lose a sibling. I also love how this song reminds us all that it’s OK to hold onto a loved one’s belongings for as long as you need to. After all, healing takes time and we all process grief in our own ways.
4. “Broken” by Seether featuring Amy Lee
This song conveys the raw emotions of grief in a very beautiful way. When I listen to this song, I remember we all grieve in own unique ways.
5. “When I Get to Where I’m Going” by Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton
This Brad Paisley song reminds us all that our loved ones are still watching over us, even after they’ve left this life.
6. “One More Light” by Linkin Park
I don’t care who you are or what music you normally listen to — this is a great song about grief. It reminds us to live our final days to the very best of our abilities, even in the face of our struggles.
7. “Don’t Take The Girl” by Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take The Girl” is a beautiful song about losing a loved one. Sometimes we wish we could trade places with the person we lost so they could continue living on Earth. It’s a sweet sentiment, albeit unrealistic.
There are obviously many songs that could help you cope with a painful loss. Perhaps there’s a special song that reminds you of the person you lost. I love that music will never leave our side and will always hold a place in our hearts, no matter what life throws at us. Next time you experience an emotional loss, I hope you remember this playlist that helped me and you find comfort in the songs.
Tylia L. Flores is a twenty-eight-year-old born with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Despite her condition that affects her mobility, she does not allow it to affect her will and determination to make a difference in the world. Through her many life challenges and obstacles, she discovered her passion for writing. Tylia’s goal in life is to share her stories with the world. In doing so, she hopes to help others with disabilities realize that they, too, have the potential to make their dreams come true. Tylia is not only an author. She’s a radio show personality and a disability activist. Tylia has written about disability-related topics for Yahoo Life, Your Tango, The Mighty, ReadUnwritten.com, Words Between Coasts Project, Wednesday, Spilwords, and Goble Thrive. Worth Living Among her other appearances are Disability on the Spectrum and Why I was Afraid of Sexuality. Previously, Tylia was nominated to Diversabilities list of the most influential Disability Impacts of 2022. Additionally, Tylia holds the position of chairman in the creative director role for the North American Association Of Cerebral Palsy Advocates. She serves as a mentor for the Disability EmpowHer Network as well. Tylia also works for Write It Up Publishing as a sensitivity reader focusing on disability representation. Tylia has also been involved in many movie press releases for Samuel Goldwyn Films Come as you are Piece of me which was the short film directed and written by award winning filmmaker Bruna Cabral as well as the film adaptation of the book Calvin can’t fly by Jenifer Burnes Tylia is also a keynote speaker at 2020’s Cerebral Palsy Awareness conference. She has also been a guest speaker at Northeastern State University Broken Arrow where she talks to college students about disability and inclusion in education. She has also been a guest speaker at Plantation Middle School, where she discussed inclusion and disability with classmates. Tylia is fully certified in Education for All: Disability, Diversity, and Inclusion through Cape Town University. She’s also certified in Understanding Diversity and Inclusion through Purdue University. She’s also certified in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Tylia hosts the Stomping On cerebral Palsy radio show with DJ Ty on Asheville FM with DJ Mouse during the Come On In the Kitchen segment once a month she also helps the staff behind the scenes, help bring awareness to disability awareness and inclusion within the radio broadcasting industry .
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