Grief & Loss

Coping with grief

Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, but all too often, no one talks about it. Here you’ll find personal stories that deal with loss openly and honestly.

Grief & Loss

“When we lose someone we love, we should remember that the person has not become nothing.”

By Kevin Krim

Grief & Loss

“Grief isn’t about ‘closure.’ Nor is it something to overcome or get past. It’s something to lean into, to embrace.”

By Arianna Huffington

Grief & Loss

“My dad discovered he had a son less than a minute before he discovered he had lost his son.”

By Byron Auguste

Grief & Loss

“And I don't want anyone to forget about Jesse. He isn't ‘lost.’ He was murdered.”

By Scarlett Lewis

Grief & Loss

“I still miss my dad every day. But I think he’d be proud of what I’ve accomplished.”

By Genevieve Liu

Grief & Loss

“We have to raise our frequency to see the beauty in life—and when it knocks you down, you get back up, every time.”

By Eric Hodgdon

Grief & Loss

“I’d always been the moon to my mom’s bright shining sun. How do you live without the sun?”

By Christa Fletcher

Grief & Loss

“As I got better, I started to feel that it was time to give back.”

By Mariane Maciel

Grief & Loss

“I instantly connected him to Leo. I felt that maybe the universe was trying to tell me something.”

By Marina Krim

Grief & Loss

“How was it possible to go on with your life after losing all that you had known and loved?”

By Jacqueline Jules

Grief & Loss

"We grieve because we love. How lucky we are to have experienced that love."

By Jahanvi Sardana

Grief & Loss

“I have to keep going for the kids, but more than that, I’m sustained by the thought that I mustn’t let George down.”

By Karla Reid

Grief & Loss

“The worst part is not mourning the loss of what you did have, but mourning the loss of what you were supposed to have.”

By Katy Dawson

Grief & Loss

“Resilience is continuing to live, one moment to the next, when it feels like life has played the cruelest joke.”

By Kellyn Shoecraft

Grief & Loss

“When you go through a really hard time there are things that you can learn. And they make you stronger.”

By Gabrielle Reece

Grief & Loss

What I’ve learned over the 19 Christmases since my husband died

By Katie Couric

Grief & Loss

“I am a motherless daughter, now fatherless too, but I am not without heart and resilience and grit.”

By Valeria Palmertree

Resilience

“It takes time, determination, and the effort to reinvent yourself. You will change; it’s inevitable.”

By Bobbi Huffman

Grief & Loss

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

By Patton Oswalt

Grief & Loss

“Our grieving for Drew will never end, but the intensity ebbs and flows for us now.”

By Georgia Boswell

Grief & Loss

“Transitioning from passive mourning to active remembering is key to building resilience after loss.”

By Allison Gilbert

Grief & Loss

“These days, I choose to celebrate February 14th as a day of love.”

By Vivian Stapleton

Grief & Loss

“What if we get to choose how we show up for hard moments?”

By Morgan Brown

Health, Illness & Injury

“We continued to thrive to the extent possible because an army of loved ones held us fast through the tortured holiday season.”

By John Duberstein

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Coping with grief

“When we lose someone we love, we should remember that the person has not become nothing.”

“Grief isn’t about ‘closure.’ Nor is it something to overcome or get past. It’s something to lean into, to embrace.”

“My dad discovered he had a son less than a minute before he discovered he had lost his son.”

“And I don't want anyone to forget about Jesse. He isn't ‘lost.’ He was murdered.”

“I still miss my dad every day. But I think he’d be proud of what I’ve accomplished.”

“We have to raise our frequency to see the beauty in life—and when it knocks you down, you get back up, every time.”

“I’d always been the moon to my mom’s bright shining sun. How do you live without the sun?”

“As I got better, I started to feel that it was time to give back.”

“I instantly connected him to Leo. I felt that maybe the universe was trying to tell me something.”

“How was it possible to go on with your life after losing all that you had known and loved?”

"We grieve because we love. How lucky we are to have experienced that love."

“I have to keep going for the kids, but more than that, I’m sustained by the thought that I mustn’t let George down.”

“The worst part is not mourning the loss of what you did have, but mourning the loss of what you were supposed to have.”

“Resilience is continuing to live, one moment to the next, when it feels like life has played the cruelest joke.”

“When you go through a really hard time there are things that you can learn. And they make you stronger.”

What I’ve learned over the 19 Christmases since my husband died

“I am a motherless daughter, now fatherless too, but I am not without heart and resilience and grit.”

“It takes time, determination, and the effort to reinvent yourself. You will change; it’s inevitable.”

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

“Our grieving for Drew will never end, but the intensity ebbs and flows for us now.”

“Transitioning from passive mourning to active remembering is key to building resilience after loss.”

“These days, I choose to celebrate February 14th as a day of love.”

“What if we get to choose how we show up for hard moments?”

“We continued to thrive to the extent possible because an army of loved ones held us fast through the tortured holiday season.”

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Coping with grief

“When we lose someone we love, we should remember that the person has not become nothing.”

“Grief isn’t about ‘closure.’ Nor is it something to overcome or get past. It’s something to lean into, to embrace.”

“My dad discovered he had a son less than a minute before he discovered he had lost his son.”

“And I don't want anyone to forget about Jesse. He isn't ‘lost.’ He was murdered.”

“I still miss my dad every day. But I think he’d be proud of what I’ve accomplished.”

“We have to raise our frequency to see the beauty in life—and when it knocks you down, you get back up, every time.”

“I’d always been the moon to my mom’s bright shining sun. How do you live without the sun?”

“As I got better, I started to feel that it was time to give back.”

“I instantly connected him to Leo. I felt that maybe the universe was trying to tell me something.”

“How was it possible to go on with your life after losing all that you had known and loved?”

"We grieve because we love. How lucky we are to have experienced that love."

“I have to keep going for the kids, but more than that, I’m sustained by the thought that I mustn’t let George down.”

“The worst part is not mourning the loss of what you did have, but mourning the loss of what you were supposed to have.”

“Resilience is continuing to live, one moment to the next, when it feels like life has played the cruelest joke.”

“When you go through a really hard time there are things that you can learn. And they make you stronger.”

What I’ve learned over the 19 Christmases since my husband died

“I am a motherless daughter, now fatherless too, but I am not without heart and resilience and grit.”

“It takes time, determination, and the effort to reinvent yourself. You will change; it’s inevitable.”

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

“Our grieving for Drew will never end, but the intensity ebbs and flows for us now.”

“Transitioning from passive mourning to active remembering is key to building resilience after loss.”

“These days, I choose to celebrate February 14th as a day of love.”

“What if we get to choose how we show up for hard moments?”

“We continued to thrive to the extent possible because an army of loved ones held us fast through the tortured holiday season.”

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