Candid conversation about grief. Beginners welcome.
By Modern Loss
Published on January 29, 2018
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What Death Taught Me About Sex and Desire
By Charlotte Grinberg in My Loss, Personal Essays
I'm a hospice doctor pregnant with her sixth child. Wanting to feel alive is often how we survive it.
What Anticipatory Grief Really Feels Like When a Parent Is Dying
By Meghan Phelan in My Loss, Personal Essays
How caregiving, role reversal, and messy emotions reshape relationships long before a parent’s death.
“Take Care of Her” Became a Life Sentence
By Carmen Cusido in My Loss, Personal Essays
How my mother’s final request bound me to a relationship I couldn’t fix—and couldn’t leave.
Estate Planning for the Griefy, Busy, Avoidant, and Human
By Rebecca Soffer in How To, Legal Resources, Resources
Estate planning without spiraling, procrastinating forever, or leaving your people a bureaucratic mess
Dear Romy Reiner, One Day it Will be Years From Now
By Erin McReynolds in My Loss
An open letter about grief, survival, and the long road after tragedy from a woman who also lost a parent to violence at 27.
My House Didn’t Burn. So Why Don’t I Feel Lucky?
By Nick Stentzel in My Loss, Personal Essays
A year after the Eaton Fire, I see ambiguous loss everywhere.
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