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 you’re seeing is a woman who has accepted all of herself: wounds, scars, the failures, the triumphs, all of it.”

By Bozoma Saint John

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

“I like to imagine she and I were praying for the same things: no more suffering for her, and strength and understanding for me.”

By Jennifer Torres

Grief & Loss

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

By Katie Couric

Grief & Loss

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

By Jahanvi Sardana

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

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

By Vivian Stapleton

Grief & Loss

“It takes a village to survive grief. Together we can build resilience and find strength and hope.”

By Lisa Ingrassia-Neuman

Grief & Loss

“There will never be a day, a memory, or a moment as revered as picking March flowers in February with my dad.”

By April Butler

Grief & Loss

“I was right, but what I didn’t know was that God was sending me a message that was going to last forever.”

By Fanny Albano De Paoli

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

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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 you’re seeing is a woman who has accepted all of herself: wounds, scars, the failures, the triumphs, all of it.”

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

“I like to imagine she and I were praying for the same things: no more suffering for her, and strength and understanding for me.”

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

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

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

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

“It takes a village to survive grief. Together we can build resilience and find strength and hope.”

“There will never be a day, a memory, or a moment as revered as picking March flowers in February with my dad.”

“I was right, but what I didn’t know was that God was sending me a message that was going to last forever.”

“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?”

“What you’re seeing is a woman who has accepted all of herself: wounds, scars, the failures, the triumphs, all of it.”

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

“I like to imagine she and I were praying for the same things: no more suffering for her, and strength and understanding for me.”

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

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

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

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

“It takes a village to survive grief. Together we can build resilience and find strength and hope.”

“There will never be a day, a memory, or a moment as revered as picking March flowers in February with my dad.”

“I was right, but what I didn’t know was that God was sending me a message that was going to last forever.”

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

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