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Eight Times Grief Made me Feel Ugly, Mean, or Crazy

Eight Times Grief Made Me Feel Ugly, Mean, or Crazy

Society has created this narrative that idealizes the idea of grieving with grace. You have probably seen it in the…
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coping with grief

5 Reasons Why It Can Be Hard to Cope With Loss

A few months ago, we received an email asking us to explain the difference between "grieving" and "coping". Although these…
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six word stories about grief

64 Six Word Stories About Grief

A while back, we wrote a post about the six-word story: the well-known writing exercise made famous through the legend…
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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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64 Songs About The Death of a Friend

This post has been weeks in the works, a promise ever since I wrote When Your Best Friend Dies a…
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9 Reasons It Is Not Crazy To Grieve A Celebrity Death

Raise your hand if David Bowie's death hit you harder than you expected.  Okay, I can't see you; you can't…
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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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skipping the holidays grief

6 Things to Consider Before You Skip the Holidays

So, you are thinking about skipping the holidays altogether. Let me assure you: You wouldn't be the first and you…
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