Family Photo Albums

While home for the holidays I visited my sister who now lives in my childhood home. One of the first things…
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grief at the holidays crying

10 Times Grief Made You Cry This Holiday Season

It seems like the older I get, the more happy-sad life becomes. Happy-sad is my new favorite grief saying and…
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ideas for creating new holiday traditions after a death

16 Ideas for Creating New Holiday Tradition After a Death

Someone you love has died and now the holidays will never be the same. I'm sorry to put this so…
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Neal and Gordon

by Bobbie Applegate My sons Neal and Gordon were about as close as brothers could be. They were only 10…
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Life With a Grief Monster

Life with a Grief Monster

This is my grief monster. He was born the day my mother died. I was really frightened of him at first…
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Until We Ride Together Again: My dad's motorcycle

by Samantha Bryant We bought my dad's motorcycle from my mom; hauling it back on a trailer over the 4th…
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emotional manipulator

Spotting Emotional Manipulation in your Support System

Today we want to talk about people who are maybe not so good for you in your grief or, oh…
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Double Exposure: Remembering Lily

by Caitie Greene This is a photo of my friend Lilly who suddenly died from a heroin overdose in April…
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'Tis the Season for Grief-Related Social Anxiety

'Tis the season for grief-related social anxiety; a time when even the most socially competent grievers are known to have reservations…
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