Walking On: Creative Expression in Grief

Acrylic12X14 inches by Lin Deahl-Coy in honor of John W. Suggs, Jr. I was driven to paint Sunday. Furiously I…
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Hurting the Ones We Love in Grief

Hurting the Ones we Love in Grief

Confession: Sometimes, I'm kind of a jerk. Actually, I've been an especially large mess during some of the years you've…
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I would tell my younger self that...

64 Things Our Readers Would Tell Their Younger Selves About Grief

We've been engaged in a bit of dialogue over on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram about the things our readers would…
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Your Grief Self-Portraits

A few weeks ago we wrote a post about grief self-portraits and we asked readers to share their selfies with…
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Balancing Selflessness and Self-Care in Grief

Balancing Selflessness and Self-Care in Grief

Are you the family member everyone looks to when times get tough?  Are you who your friends call when they need a…
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two rainbows

Two Rainbows

by Wendy Ward These double rainbows appeared for me yesterday, they warmed my soul and made me smile. One for…
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possibility in grief

"Maybe, Someday": Staying Open to Possibility

It's disgusting out today. Yesterday I sat at my window and watched charming white snowflakes fall gently from the sky...…
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Grieving the Death of a Spouse or Significant Other

Death, regardless of the details, is capable of devastating those it leaves behind.  Brother, sister, son, daughter, mother, or father…
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The Truth about Posttraumatic Growth After Loss

Litsa and I have long had a bee in our bonnet over the rhetoric around grief self-help.  Not all grief…
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