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ASK MODERN LOSS: Do My Kids Need a New Male Role Model?

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A single mom by choice asks our advice columnist what to do now that her brother and father are gone.

Survivor Gilt: 6 Ways To Make Inherited Items Work for You

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In an excerpt from the Modern Loss book, stylist Stacy London tells us how to repurpose and reinterpret the fashion and furniture your loved ones left behind.

How To Write an Obituary: A Primer

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The tips you need for crafting a compelling true-life story (plus: examples of obits that got it right).

Help! My Sister Keeps Posting Photos of Our Dead Father (and Tagging Me) on Social

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Our advice columnist on what to do when your sibling keeps posting pics of your dead dad and tagging you on Facebook. #sigh

Improv in Grief

6 Ways to Use Improv Comedy While Grieving

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You can find a joke in any situation. (And there's a lot more to it than 'Yes, and.')

Remembering Grandma as She Really Was

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Some guidelines for memorializing someone at the end of a long and debilitating illness

The Stoic’s Guide to the Holidays

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An emotional clam wishes he could take his own advice for enduring the festivities with loss.

Grief Is a Change Agent

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

Take a Breather

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And 4 other grief therapist-approved tips for surviving Christmas after a loss.

Six Reasons Why You Should Focus on a Grieving Child

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The director of child and family grief support organization A Caring Hand offers simple ways to make a huge difference.

How to Handle and Help With Workplace Grief

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A guide for managers and coworkers on navigating the tough transitions stemming from loss.

The Eulogist

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Narrative practice has helped me navigate grief. Here's how it could help you, too.

An Ice Cream Truck at the Funeral

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And 6 other meaningful ways to incorporate food — and cocktails — into a memorial.

Guess Who’s (Not) Coming to Dinner?

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A menu of six ways to navigate the social chit chat minefield while living with loss.

The Art of the Public Deathbed

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With her powerful presence on social media, writer, musician and cult celebrity Amanda Palmer offers a poignant lesson on grieving in front of an audience.

What To Say (or Not) to Someone Who Has Had a Miscarriage

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Ever wish there were an illustrated guide on supporting someone who has had a miscarriage? Now there is.

6 Tips for Writing An Investigative Memoir

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Curious about what goes into writing an investigative memoir? Journalist Jessica Barraco invites you into the process of researching her own mother's life.

5 Things to Do Before Visiting a Psychic Medium

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A session with a good medium may actually benefit the grief process. But before diving in, Claire Bidwell Smith encourages you to mindfully prepare yourself.

Getting Dead Loved Ones #Offline

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We know it's a job that sucks. So we're giving you the step-by-step instructions to get it done.

It’s Your Funeral: 10 Ways to Hack the Planning

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A funeral director guides you through what you can control about the process (hint: a lot more than you think!) and what you can’t.

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