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

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

By Katie Couric

Grief & Loss

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

By Patton Oswalt

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

Grief & Loss

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

By Vivian Stapleton

Health, Illness & Injury

Grief may change some holiday traditions, but you can create new ones

By Robin Roberts

Grief & Loss

“The holidays were never about material things—they were, and always will be, about family and love.”

By Liz Prives

Grief & Loss

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

By Morgan Brown

Grief & Loss

“Helping other families gives us a focus beyond our own pain.”

By Isabel Hernandez-Torres

Grief & Loss

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

By Georgia Boswell

Grief & Loss

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

By Jahanvi Sardana

Grief & Loss

“All of that love… that glorious love… I’m allowed to feel that...Because that’s what remains.”

By Lisann Valentin

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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?”

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

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

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

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

Grief may change some holiday traditions, but you can create new ones

“The holidays were never about material things—they were, and always will be, about family and love.”

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

“Helping other families gives us a focus beyond our own pain.”

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

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

“All of that love… that glorious love… I’m allowed to feel that...Because that’s what remains.”

“I decided to give the man I still loved so deeply an ultimatum: get help or the children and I will leave.”

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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?”

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

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

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

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

Grief may change some holiday traditions, but you can create new ones

“The holidays were never about material things—they were, and always will be, about family and love.”

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

“Helping other families gives us a focus beyond our own pain.”

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

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

“All of that love… that glorious love… I’m allowed to feel that...Because that’s what remains.”

“I decided to give the man I still loved so deeply an ultimatum: get help or the children and I will leave.”

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