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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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In Defense of the Grief Selfie

In Defense of the Grief Selfie

Once upon a time, Eleanor wrote an amazing post about self-portraits. In case you missed that post or failed to…
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Questions

by Jan Owen Questions...ever since my husband died I've had so many questions. Maybe they started before he even died.…
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Grief and Creative Block: Getting Your Groove Back

Grief and Creative Block: Getting Your Groove Back

Many of you know that I'm a strong believer that grief and creative expression are deeply intertwined—especially for me. When my…
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Grief Art Journaling for the Artistically Challenged

Grief Art Journaling for the Artistically Challenged

Those of you who follow WYG may have noticed a pretty glaring oversight during the month of June. Father’s Day came…
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Grief Meets the SmartPhone

Grief Meets The Smart Phone

It won't be news to any of you when I say that grief often has you feeling fine one minute…
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Dear Love: Healing Through Writing Letters

Dear Love: Healing Through Writing Letters

A letter from the influential physicist, Richard Feynman, to his high-school sweetheart and wife, Arline Feynman: [From Letters of Note]…
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reconnecting with your passions

Reconnecting With Your Passions: Getting over the Meh’s

Have you ever fallen in love with a thing? Not a person or a place, but a thing? Well maybe…
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Exploring Grief Through Photography: Photographing emotion and mood

Exploring Grief Through Photography: Photographing Emotion and Mood

When dealing with grief, you should use every tool in your toolbox. You probably already rely on your tools of…
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