My Loss

‘The Only Way Out Is Through’

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I was 18 when my dad died and not one member of my supportive South Asian network recommended therapy. Here's why they should have.

‘Your Papa Is Right Here’

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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 Relationship With My Dad Changed After My Mom Died

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Here's what I learned about embracing a new dynamic with a surviving parent.

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.

Zoey’s Extraordinarily Misguided Playlist

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How the musical TV show could have struck the right notes but didn't

He Told Me to Get On With My Life — and Now, I Have

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10 years after my husband's suicide and a slew of shockingly unexpected struggles, I am finally living in the here and now.

After a Mother’s Death, Drawing All The Things

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Art speaks volumes when words fail, and especially in 'The Imaginary Library.'

A Widowed Mother’s Day à la COVID-19

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In the midst of a global pandemic, this day might actually feel a bit more aligned with what I want it to be.

Mom’s Minivan: A Cartoon

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My childhood minivan was layers of disgusting. It was also a place where I spent a ton of time with my mom when she was alive. This is the story of both of those things.

The Grief Cliché of the COVID Era

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My late brother would have been extremely susceptible to the virus that has upended our lives. But don’t tell me to be grateful that he’s gone. 

Surviving the Agony of Anticipation

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As I see the world sink into the abyss amid the coronavirus pandemic, I recall the first days after my daughter Talia’s terminal diagnosis.

What Siblings Day Means to Someone with a Dead Sister

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This didn't actually begin as an Instagram holiday, you know.

A Rabbi’s Reluctant Lesson in Grief

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I paid a painful price to become a better leader for my congregation.

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.

I Lost My Racial Identity When My Mother Died

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

The Gifts of ‘Grief Brain’

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Even as life propelled me forward, I was no longer the same person I had been before Rob’s death. More specifically: My thinking had changed.

What If We Treated Death Like Birth?

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We would play shower games like 'I will remember you every time I …' We would prepare a death 'nursery.' There'd be a great playlist.

His Beautiful Death

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As my love lay dying beside me, I transformed our cold hospital room into a sacred space.

My Boyfriend Died — and There’s No Word for My Loss

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He was the man I had hoped to marry, but others see our relationship in more ambiguous terms.

GRIEF BACON: That Time I Smelled Like Booze and Old Cake

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After my husband's sudden death, I ate, drank and sobbed my way through entirely unstable territory.

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