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My Landlord Died From Cancer While We Sheltered In Place Together

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What it felt like to watch her slow, surreal demise during a slow, surreal moment in the world.

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.

Grief Is My Neurodivergence

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I had trouble relating to my son's ADHD – until my muddled mind schooled me after his sudden death.

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Chemo Stole My Dad’s Hearing. Then, My Daughter Heard Her First Sound.

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Our family's circular journey through cochlear implants, loss, and good vibrations.

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.

8 Steps to Writing a Loss Story with Your Child

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Books are a safe way to explore big feelings. Here's how to write a tale of loss and grief with your child.

Why I Told Anne Lamott My Husband Died

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I promised myself I wouldn’t, but then I opened up to a writer I’ve long admired about the most surreal, unbelievable thing that has ever happened to me.  

After My Husband’s Death, I Found Myself Again through Mr. Mister and Mexico

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The cathartic power of briefly shedding the label of 'grieving widow with young kids' and briefly feeling free

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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay After a Stressful Political Outcome

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I'm struggling to keep bleak thoughts at bay after the U.S. election. But grieving now is the best gift we can give to ourselves and our communities.

What Is ‘Sexual Bereavement’?

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We don't talk about it enough.

5 Truths No One Tells You About Disability and Loss

5 Truths No One Tells You About Disability and Loss

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The narratives are more expansive and nuanced than we let on.

Is There Sex After Death?

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Burying your two children shrivels your dick up like a motherf*cker, but my wife and I found our way back to each other.

‘Tis the Season for Hot Widower Movie Dads

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Apparently, sad dads are sexy and sad moms are a burden. But who am I to complain? Here are my top four.

Miscarriage after IVF - Modern Loss

I Had a Miscarriage After IVF

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A year later, I still can't bring myself to try the process again.

What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Grieving Self

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45 years after my mom died, I finally know the impact of loss across time.

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Kids Who Die – and Their Families – Deserved a Second Term

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A longer, healthier, carefree life is something most of us take for granted, but one that many parents can’t fathom.

How Can You Be Happy at a Time Like This?

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What it's like to have your mother die the week Trump was elected.

Letters From My Dead Mom in Animal Crossing

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We never meet the video game's Mom character, so my mind fills in the blanks with the face of my own.

My Grief Is My Oyster: Modern Loss piece by Laura Madaio

My Grief Is My Oyster

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Sloppy and raw, with unpredictable shapes, the loss of my father resembles one of the last special meals we shared.

Test Your Grief Beliefs

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Which grief beliefs are serving you, and which ones are getting in your way? The podcast host behind ‘Grief is a Sneaky Bitch’ explains how we can move past the ‘false but familiar’ stories we tell ourselves about loss.

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