Archive for Grief Articles for Beginners

The Grief of Non-Death Losses

Our society seems pretty comfortable with the following if-then logic. “If there has been a death, then there will be grief.” This…
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The Myth of the Grief Timeline

How long does it take to fall in love? How many seconds pass before a parent loves their newborn child?…
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Nostalgia and Yearning in Grief

"Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in…
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64 more things I wish someone had told me about grief

64 MORE Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief

Back in October, I wrote a post of 64 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief. I wrote…
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What's Your Grief Style? (aka coping for your kind of crazy)

We talk a lot here at WYG about different grief theories.  We do our best to break them down in a…
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64 Tips for Coping with Grief at the Holidays

Once upon a time, I made this random list of 64 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief. In…
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family fighting after a death

When Death Brings Out the Worst: Family Fighting After a Death

Death brings out the best and worst in families. Working with patients and families at the end-of-life, we've seen behavior…
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death anniversary

Coping with a Loved One's Death Anniversary: 30 Ideas

My mother's death anniversary was this past week, October 23rd to be exact. As soon as the fall weather hit, I…
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Things I wish I knew about grief

64 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief

We think about grief a lot around here... We write about types of grief, grief theory, personal reflections, creative expression…
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