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# Empty reassurances rarely help. Life after a...
> Empty reassurances rarely help. Life after a devastating loss will not be the same, and accepting that it will be different, and that you will be different too, can be more honest and comforting than promises that all will be well. Honesty about loss honors both the grieving person and the one who is gone.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Grief, Full-Spectrum Living, and Success as Self-Peace - Workbook|Grief, Full-Spectrum Living, and Success as Self-Peace]]
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“Empty reassurances rarely help. Life after a devastating loss will not be the same, and accepting that it will be different, and that you will be different too, can be more honest and comforting than promises that all will be well. Honesty about loss honors both the grieving person and the one who is gone.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-empty-reassurances-rarely-person-who-gone
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