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

“Maria has always had a special place in our family and she always will.”

By Laura Gould Crandall

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

“It was a wake-up call for me to get out and make something of myself.”

By Ankit Vij

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

“I try to use the negative emotions my kids and I feel as motivation to bring back something for my community.”

By Laurie Valdez

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

“It’s important to process your grief, because it’s going to come out somehow.”

By Ivan Maisel

Grief & Loss

“I understand that this is what life is made up of. It’s the big sad events, right alongside the big happy events.”

By Sylvia Yam

Grief & Loss

“Dear Rebecca and Casey, love really is as boundless as the sky.”

By Nancy Sharp

Grief & Loss

It makes me feel great that my girls witnessed my resilience, and saw me build something for myself.

By Stacy Feintuch

Grief & Loss

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

By Valeria Palmertree

Grief & Loss

Andy and I consciously made a decision to unbuckle our metaphoric seatbelts and enjoy the ride.

By Stephanie Nimmo

Grief & Loss

“The biggest lesson I’ve learned thus far is to wake up each day and show up and be present.”

By Tricia Halbert

Grief & Loss

There is both a harsh reality and a profound wisdom in accepting that some losses cannot be explained or redeemed.

By Rachel Roth

Grief & Loss

Someone is always going to have an opinion. It's up to you to acknowledge or ignore these opinions.

By Kreithchele Barnard

Grief & Loss

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

By Allison Gilbert

Health, Illness & Injury

“Through it all, I’ve tried to focus on the cup being half full instead of half empty. Sometimes, my cup overflows.”

By John Andrews

Grief & Loss

“Channeling the loss of my father into my research is one way I continue to feel connected to my wonderful dad.”

By Solara Calderon

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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.”

“Maria has always had a special place in our family and she always will.”

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

“It was a wake-up call for me to get out and make something of myself.”

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

“I try to use the negative emotions my kids and I feel as motivation to bring back something for my community.”

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

“It’s important to process your grief, because it’s going to come out somehow.”

“I understand that this is what life is made up of. It’s the big sad events, right alongside the big happy events.”

“Dear Rebecca and Casey, love really is as boundless as the sky.”

It makes me feel great that my girls witnessed my resilience, and saw me build something for myself.

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

Andy and I consciously made a decision to unbuckle our metaphoric seatbelts and enjoy the ride.

“The biggest lesson I’ve learned thus far is to wake up each day and show up and be present.”

There is both a harsh reality and a profound wisdom in accepting that some losses cannot be explained or redeemed.

Someone is always going to have an opinion. It's up to you to acknowledge or ignore these opinions.

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

“Through it all, I’ve tried to focus on the cup being half full instead of half empty. Sometimes, my cup overflows.”

“Channeling the loss of my father into my research is one way I continue to feel connected to my wonderful dad.”

“I picture grief as a vat full of tears hidden behind an opaque wall.”

“I found we were now part of a sisterhood of sorrow, and were able to provide support to each other.”

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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.”

“Maria has always had a special place in our family and she always will.”

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

“It was a wake-up call for me to get out and make something of myself.”

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

“I try to use the negative emotions my kids and I feel as motivation to bring back something for my community.”

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

“It’s important to process your grief, because it’s going to come out somehow.”

“I understand that this is what life is made up of. It’s the big sad events, right alongside the big happy events.”

“Dear Rebecca and Casey, love really is as boundless as the sky.”

It makes me feel great that my girls witnessed my resilience, and saw me build something for myself.

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

Andy and I consciously made a decision to unbuckle our metaphoric seatbelts and enjoy the ride.

“The biggest lesson I’ve learned thus far is to wake up each day and show up and be present.”

There is both a harsh reality and a profound wisdom in accepting that some losses cannot be explained or redeemed.

Someone is always going to have an opinion. It's up to you to acknowledge or ignore these opinions.

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

“Through it all, I’ve tried to focus on the cup being half full instead of half empty. Sometimes, my cup overflows.”

“Channeling the loss of my father into my research is one way I continue to feel connected to my wonderful dad.”

“I picture grief as a vat full of tears hidden behind an opaque wall.”

“I found we were now part of a sisterhood of sorrow, and were able to provide support to each other.”

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