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The 9 Things No One Tells You About Scattering Ashes
By Tré Miller Rodríguez
Nine things no one tells you about scattering ashes.
6 Cliché-Free Memorial Tattoos
Forget "R.I.P." Our Mourning, Noon & Night columnist takes on a new brand of tribute tattoos.
5 Things to Do Before Visiting a Psychic Medium
By Claire Bidwell Smith
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.
7 Tips for Speaking with a Bereaved Mother
By Monica Wesolowska
How do you support someone going through the unimaginable? To begin with, don't say you can't imagine what they're going through.
How To: Acknowledge a Sympathy Note
By Modern Loss
In the aftermath of your loved one’s death, you'll likely be overwhelmed by sympathy cards, emails and, yes, texts. But how to respond?
How I’m Making Mother’s Day My Bitch
By Kate Spencer
I've spent years wallowing on this Hallmark holiday, missing my dead mom. This time, though, I'm making it my own.
10 Lessons I Learned from My Friend’s 9/11 Death
By Zibby Owens
My best friend vanished without a trace that day. But the mark she made on my life has been indelible.
6 Grief Books That Actually Helped
After my husband died, people gave me a lot of books about loss. Most didn’t speak to me. These did.
When Your Loved One’s Last Wish Was ‘No Funeral’
Our columnist offers 7 alternatives for memorializing the dead.
What If We Treated Death Like Birth?
By Jane Whitlock
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.
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