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We All Have ‘That Ex.’ Mine Died.

By Emily Michele Warchot and Rebecca Soffer

What it means to lose somebody who isn’t your somebody anymore.

How I Make Real Mom Friends After My Baby’s Death

By Katie Colt

Bitching about parenthood anchors me to the present — and tests the waters for true connection.

7 Ways To Accommodate Little Kids at a Funeral

By Megan Carmichael and Rebecca Soffer

Having my kids at my mom’s funeral was the right thing for our family. Here’s what helped.

Dude, Where’s My Grief?

By Dan Wolfson and Rebecca Soffer

One guy’s journey through the murky territory of loss, and the map it has left behind.

The Clenching Curse

By Jessica Barraco and Rebecca Soffer

Those hips don't lie. Even in grief.

I Was the One Who Made It

By Abigail Rasminsky

My mom lost two babies before I was born. Sometimes it felt like I was living for all three of us.

The Ugliest Side of Grief

By Dalit Kaplan and Rebecca Soffer

Jealousy is already a tough emotion to grapple with. Pairing it with a stillbirth brings out a whole new monster.

The Show Must Go On

By Rachel Levy Lesser and Rebecca Soffer

My mom’s life went dark after cancer won out. But it didn’t mean my beloved theater-going had to as well.

Saying No to the Fourth

By Ruth Oliver

After my mother died July 4th weekend, I tried to keep celebrating the holiday with cookouts and fireworks — until I found a better way.

Just Sit (and Other Simple Steps to Meditate Your Way Through Grief)

By Sukey Novogratz and Rebecca Soffer

My dad's meditation advice helped me to cope with his death -- and more. Here's how it can help you, too.

The World Cup My Mom Didn’t Live To See

By Fe Martinez

My late mother was an avid fan of the Peruvian national soccer team. This year “la Blanquirroja” is playing in its first World Cup in more than three decades. As I cheer them on, it’s impossible not to feel sadness and longing.

The Big Question and the Perfect Answer

By Anna Brand

It isn't easy asking a dying person what they believe comes next. But my philosopher dad knew just what to say.

What This Mother Told Her Dying Son

By Laura Gilkey

Her words were perfect.

The Autopsy Report Should Have Been Anticlimactic. It Was Anything But.

By Margaret Feike

My beloved husband died, leaving me with three children and another on the way. But it was a letter from the coroner’s office that did me in.

As My Wife’s Due Date Approached, My Mother Was Defying Death

By Michael Bahler

I told myself she was holding on to meet the baby. My father and sister had other explanations.

My Wedding Gown’s Last Dance

By Lucy Kalanithi

In an excerpt from the new Modern Loss book, Lucy Kalanithi, the widow of "When Breath Becomes Air" memoirist Paul Kalanithi, describes leaving her bridal gown behind — in the most unconventional of settings.

The Billy Joel Concert That Saved Me

By Ruth Tepler Roth

By taking me to that show, what remained of my family in the aftermath of my son’s suicide was telling me, ‘Please come back to us. We still need you.’

Vacant Seats

By Kathryn Frey-Balter

I heard about Justice Scalia’s death at one of my last dinners with my beloved, if complicated, father. Months on, as the justice’s seat sat unfilled, so did Dad’s.