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My Mother’s Day Trifecta

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I lost my mom, my stepmom, and my dream of mothering a child of my own. On Mother’s Day, people say the darndest things to me.

I Am a ‘Tragedy Trust Funder’

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A modest surprise inheritance from my late husband allows me to raise my two young kids without having to go to work. So why do I feel so guilty about it?

Settling Into the Unknown

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A year after the death of my son and stepmom, I found new understanding while selecting a memorial tree.

How to Brush Your Teeth While Grieving in a Pandemic

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I'm an ex-addict grieving my partner's sudden death. Thanks to COVID-19 isolation, all my comfort must come from within.

Things I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You About Your Funeral

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From a TV anchor mourner to a dive bar 'post-party,' you really would've loved it.

Grief-Inspired Jewelry

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From lapel pins to cremains jewelry, these accessories can help honor loss with something beautiful.

Missing the Goodbye

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For immigrant families like mine, loss can mean mourning from a great distance.

Black Lives Matter. Black Grief Matters.

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Black storytelling matters, too.

That Could Have Been Us

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It can be painful to see people so obviously in love when I’m breaking inside, but it’s not other young couples that make me fall apart.

A Person Is a World

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My mother’s death was followed closely by the pandemic — creating this strange and still and endless space in which everyone is grieving something.

‘Don’t Forget This Happened’

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A COVID-era plea on World AIDS Day

How Day of the Dead Gave Me Life

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Embracing the Mexican tradition helped me deal with my anger after my mom's death.

Everything I Didn’t Want to Know About Miscarriages*

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My bold foray into documenting my loss in full color.

12 Diverse YA Books That Taught Me About Grief

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

Animal Husbandry for Dragons

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

On Thanksgiving, Hitting the ‘Reset’ Button

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We never had any holiday traditions, like the ones you see on TV. But in my mom's absence — and in her honor — I'm creating some.

Don’t Talk About How ‘It Gets Better’

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This is what I wish my friends knew when my parents died.

A Missing Gravestone in the ‘Garden of Fairies’

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We went to the cemetery to visit dad — only to find out what wasn’t there.

Grief Is a Change Agent

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This Thanksgiving, don’t normalize your grief. Turn it into a catalyst.  

Why I’m Working to Send 10,000 Tablets to COVID-19 Hospital Units and Hospices

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Death rituals are an integral part of our grieving process. Here's how you can help COVID-19 hospice patients separated from their loved ones say goodbye.

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