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

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

By Patton Oswalt

Health, Illness & Injury

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

By Robin Roberts

Grief & Loss

“For anyone who has experienced a great loss or setback, you will laugh again, you will smile again, and you will find joy.”

By Hilarie DeNoon

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

“I will strengthen my grief muscle—one day and well-meaning question at a time.”

By Andrea Gillespie

Grief & Loss

“Thanks to my friend and her mom, I was saved from a pretty awful holiday—and found a husband.”

By Marisa Renee Lee

Grief & Loss

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

By Jahanvi Sardana

Grief & Loss

"I look back and wonder how I survived knowing that he was dying. It was unstoppable."

By Christina Rasmussen

Grief & Loss

“It was a long journey out of the darkness, but once I discovered what my purpose was I began to heal.”

By Heidi Horsley

Grief & Loss

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

By Liz Prives

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

By Bobbi Huffman

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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?”

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

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

“For anyone who has experienced a great loss or setback, you will laugh again, you will smile again, and you will find joy.”

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

“I will strengthen my grief muscle—one day and well-meaning question at a time.”

“Thanks to my friend and her mom, I was saved from a pretty awful holiday—and found a husband.”

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

"I look back and wonder how I survived knowing that he was dying. It was unstoppable."

“It was a long journey out of the darkness, but once I discovered what my purpose was I began to heal.”

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

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

“I have found and am embracing my Option B, and I believe that everyone else can, too.”

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

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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?”

How to conquer loneliness during the holidays

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

“For anyone who has experienced a great loss or setback, you will laugh again, you will smile again, and you will find joy.”

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

“I will strengthen my grief muscle—one day and well-meaning question at a time.”

“Thanks to my friend and her mom, I was saved from a pretty awful holiday—and found a husband.”

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

"I look back and wonder how I survived knowing that he was dying. It was unstoppable."

“It was a long journey out of the darkness, but once I discovered what my purpose was I began to heal.”

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

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

“I have found and am embracing my Option B, and I believe that everyone else can, too.”

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

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