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Thoughts on Valentine's Day Grief

Look at me thinking I should write about love. When countless poets and writers, eons better at describing it, have already said more than enough. But, you know, it's almost Valentine's Day, 'loves' national holiday, so it's top of the

Valentine's Day grief, in six words

We asked and you answered (as you always do!). We challenged you to share your six-word story about Valentine's Day grief over on griefinsixwords.com. We were incredibly moved by the flood of replies on the site and facebook.  We are

Valentine's Day, you make me feel like a box of old love letters

by Litsa Williams Valentine's Day, you make me feel like this box of old love letters that I want desperately to read but can't bring myself to open.  I know the box is full of love and memories of my

Grief and Valentine's Day

I don't want to alarm you, but I just had a look at the calendar, and it's almost Valentine's Day. I know some of you were planning to skip from February 13 straight to February 15, but I can't let

A Letter to My Daughters on Mother's Day: Mother's Day After a Death

Dear Girls, You are probably vaguely aware that Mother’s Day is on Sunday. I want you to know I love the hot plate, or potted flower, or handprint, or whatever you made me. I will treasure it just as I

The Griefy-est Time of the Year

Hey Litsa, how's it going? It's going all right. How are you? I'm good. So, we're back with the What's Your Grief Podcast. Yet again. Yet again, we'll spare rehashing all the history of our on and off background of

Dating A Widow or Widower: FAQs

Valentine's Day is this week. (If you're looking for help coping with the day, we have some posts for you right here.) With this Hallmark holiday upon us, we're going to address a topic that we have yet to tackle in the

Is 'Deathiversary' Actually A Word?

I am kind of obsessed with words that should exist but don’t (or that don’t exist in English, at least).  I've had more moments than usual over the last few months when I found myself reaching for these sorts of

February Feelings: In Photographs On Photogrief

If you're a regular here, you probably know about our PhotoGrief project. In case you aren't a regular or you don't know about it, here's a quick history: We love using photography to express and cope with grief. Lots of