Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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By Allie Gravitt I Am the Griever
As I write this, my mother-in-law is in the ICU. We don’t expect her to leave. She’s too young. Sixty-four.…
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By Meg Sexton To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow
Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
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By Deanna Adamo This Is As Close to Heaven As I Can Get
I have sat here a million times over my life—on good days, on bad days, with friends, with family. I…
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“He’s Gone.”
That heart-wrenching moment when I received that phone call—the one that completely shattered life as I knew it. “He’s gone,”…
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By Lindsey Carson In Time, Beauty Grows from Grief
Spring stirs up emotions within me that bring on reflection. I watch the death of winter sink into the ground…
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By Hadassah Treu I Am Not the Same After Loss, But God’s Love Is
Have you experienced that feeling when you don't want to wake up but continue sleeping and dreaming the wonderful dream…
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By Allie I. The Empty Womb
No one tells you how it will feel. What will trigger it? The emptiness, the anger, the fear, or the…
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By Britney Longarzo Grieving the Death of an Estranged Family Member is Complicated
This past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…
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Grief is a Wild Horse
I burst into tears the other day at the nail salon. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” came on over…
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Hug My Babies In Heaven For Me, God
To my babies in Heaven, I still miss you. Sometimes I wonder if you can see us from Heaven. Do…
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By Her View From Home I Carry the Baby I Lost In My Heart
I ignored it at first, the pink on the tissue. It wasn't anything to worry about. I'd known for three…
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