Modern Loss Favorites

What I Did With My Husband’s Life Insurance Money

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During the rawest moments of my grief, what I bought helped me breathe easier.

10 Ways to Overcome Grief-Related Anxiety

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The author of a new book offers her step-by-step guide to managing the monster sibling of grief.

Are You My Papi?

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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.

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.

Meet My ‘Dead Mom Friends’ 

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I’ve found kinship (but no judgment or pity) among my friends — and even acquaintances — who have also experienced a loss of a parent. 

‘Grief Is Something You Live in and Then Eventually It Lives in You’

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Writer Ariel Levy on her son's birth, death and what she considers grief's most valuable lesson.

The Stillbirth Status Updates I Really Wanted to Write

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Here's what I really wanted to write about my pregnancy loss: mother of two, one living.

‘Daddy, Daddy, Where Are You?’

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After 9/11 my son asked for his father dozens of times a day, everyday — for nine years.

6 Cliché-Free Memorial Tattoos

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Forget "R.I.P." Our Mourning, Noon & Night columnist takes on a new brand of tribute tattoos.

From My Inbox, a Grim Reminder

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The school district emailed to remind me about kindergarten registration. The thing is, my younger daughter died two years ago.

Your Kids Don’t Want To Inherit Your Clutter

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A professional organizer we love offers 5 steps to streamlining your stuff — so your family won’t have to.

It’s Hard To Rattle the Dead, But I’m Trying

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Aunt Sherrie died by suicide, leaving me her best leather boots and a Barbie collection for the ages. If only she could see those things now.

My Dad Was Dying While I Was Divorcing

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I vowed never to speak with my ex-husband again. Then my father was diagnosed with leukemia.

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The Sewing Blogs Were My Salvation

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After my baby died, I didn’t know what to do with my hands. But then I found the sewing blogs.

Mom’s Memory Was My ‘Something Blue’

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How I incorporated my late mother into my wedding celebration. Plus, great tips for memorializing a loved one at your nuptials.    

Losing Sal

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Losing a pet is a peculiar experience. Animal lovers get it, but others don't. They ask when you're getting a new one. Like you’re replacing a broken toy.

7 Tips for Speaking with a Bereaved Mother

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How do you support someone going through the unimaginable? To begin with, don't say you can't imagine what they're going through.

Mayday on a May Day

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Approaching the fourth anniversary of my husband’s death, my one constant was not knowing exactly how I’d get through it.

Mourning the Father I Never Knew

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My dad is dead. But when a friend loses a parent, I can’t honestly say that I understand what he’s going through. Here's why.

Object Amnesia

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We always had too many of my late father’s iconic dress shirts — until the Smithsonian wanted one, and we realized we had none.

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