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‘Your Papa Is Right Here’

by Marc Sorensen Leandro

After my husband died, an old friend asked me what he could offer me, beyond words. I thought of something that our young sons could treasure.

My Therapist Is No Longer a Phone Call Away

by Wendy Cowen-Smith

She counseled me through my young husband's death, through raising children, blending families, and so much more. Now she's gone.

‘Was She Sick?’

Depression killed my innately joyful sister. When people ask how she died, this is how I respond.

12 Diverse YA Books That Taught Me About Grief

by Alica Forneret

I turned to the genre for a distraction and got so much more.

I Lost My Racial Identity When My Mother Died

Grieving as a mixed race person made me confront my imposter syndrome.

Animal Husbandry for Dragons

What if we try caring for our pain, instead of trying to control it?

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The Obituarist by Stephen Miller After escaping the World Trade Center on 9/11, I left Wall Street to become a professional obituary writer. I never looked back.
Dad-Die Issues by Yassir Lester Death brings up so many feelings and conversations. Plans to be made. Legacies to cement. I had none of that.
Mom’s Memory Was My ‘Something Blue’ by Marisa Renee Lee How I incorporated my late mother into my wedding celebration. Plus, great tips for memorializing a loved one at your nuptials.
Meet Patricia, Aunt Esther’s Amazon Alter Ego by Joey Chernila It was only after my aunt's death that I really got to know her -- through hundreds of Amazon.com product reviews.
Are You My Papi? by Mathew Rodriguez As a young man, I lost my father to AIDS-related illness. Now I search for echoes of him in the men I choose to love.
My Instagram Therapy by Domenique Osborne With @textsforjohn, I can still walk through the world looking for things to share with my brother — even though he’s no longer here.
The 9 Things No One Tells You About Scattering Ashes by Tré Miller Rodríguez Nine things no one tells you about scattering ashes.

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