Grateful Remembrance Jar: A Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Activity

So you think you're ready for Thanksgiving. You've got your turkey. You've assigned side dishes to your most reliable family…
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Grief at Halloween: It's Spooky Scary

Grief at Halloween: It's Spooky Scary

I’m just going to say it: I don’t love Halloween. Please don’t be mad at me, and definitely please don't TP…
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Exploring the Mixed Up Emotions of Grief

Exploring the Mixed-Up Emotions of Grief: Art Activities for Kids

We humans often think we have to feel one way or another. Either we are happy or we are sad. We…
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64 of the Worst Things Ever Said to a Griever

We recently asked our Facebook readers the following questions: "What is the best thing anyone has said to you in…
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Cry It Out With WYG's Ultimate Grief Playlist

When my first serious boyfriend broke up with me the summer after I graduated high school, I was thoroughly and completely devastated.…
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Good Grief Support Isn't Just a One Time Thing

Good Grief Support Isn't Just a One Time Thing

Let’s have a conversation about grief support. Actually, scratch that, let’s not have a—as in singular—conversation about grief support. Instead, let’s…
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The Need for Self-Compassion in Grief

Imagine you're talking to a close friend who is grieving and she tells you she's frustrated because she doesn’t think…
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I am Still Your Daughter...You Are Still my Mother

I Am Still Your Daughter...You are Still my Mother

I am still your daughter and, though I often feel motherless, you are still my mother. Our here-on-earth connection has…
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What it Means to 'Change Your Relationship With Grief'

There are things that you get over in life. For example a cold, your first breakup, or an argument with…
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