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Grief & Loss

"Having survived a tragedy, I now understand how to support others."

By Elizabeth Prives
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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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Grief & Loss

"I remember what it is like to feel as if I am drowning. But I also realize that I am capable of kicking back to the surface."

By Catherine Jones
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Health, Illness & Injury

“When people show signs of giving up, that’s actually when they need you the most.”

By Paraag Marathe
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Health, Illness & Injury

Finding new appreciation for Mother's Day after illness

By Jennifer Holmstoen Lee
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Health, Illness & Injury

“We are not defined by what happens to us, but by how we choose to respond.”

By Turia Pitt
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Raising Resilient Kids

“We decided he would be a boy with Type 1 diabetes, not a diabetic.”

By Monique Greene
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Raising Resilient Kids

“I never take a single day with him being healthy for granted.”

By Jodi Baxter
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Grief & Loss

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

By Allison Gilbert
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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
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Abuse & Sexual Assault

“Today, I am not a victim. I am a thriving survivor. But I know that I will be recovering for the rest of my life.”

By Lauren Book
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Grief & Loss

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

By Kreithchele Barnard
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Grief & Loss

"In a way, this past year has felt more isolating than my first year as a member of the 'Dead Mom Club.'"

By Cassie Glenn
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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
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Incarceration

“I worked hard to push past the feelings of anxiety and fear that threatened to overwhelm me.”

By Joel Williams
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Health, Illness & Injury

“Option B means realizing that you’re reinventing yourself. There’s no rule book. There’s no guide. It’s about going back to life”

By Allen Rucker
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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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Health, Illness & Injury

“The hardest part was realizing that my life would be put on pause.”

By Layth Ramatala
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Incarceration

“Though the holidays are still the toughest time, I have an incredible support system to help me stay strong.”

By Heidi
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Health, Illness & Injury

Remembering with my mom, through her Alzheimer’s

By Heather Oglesby
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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
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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
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Grief & Loss

"My mother was a remarkable woman. She was a fighter and hard worker and never complained about being tired or not feeling well."

By Joann Falciani
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Health, Illness & Injury

“Personal selfishness is remembering that your needs are just as important as everyone else's.”

By Teigan Jane
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Grief & Loss

“I will keep breathing in and letting out—strongly, deeply. For him. Grief is something to love.”

By Kristin Loberg
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Grief & Loss

“Of the lessons Anita taught me, the greatest one was how to exit gracefully, on your own terms.”

By Lizzy Weiss
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Grief & Loss

“Nothing compares to the comfort and care of someone who has been there.”

By Heidi Cinader
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Resilience

Navigating Mother’s Day as a transgender woman

By Denise Brogan-Kator
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Grief & Loss

“Our pain links us to one another, inspiring compassion and reminding us that we are never alone.”

By Suzanne Guillette
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Grief & Loss

“Trouble was created by an innocent child who had experienced profound loss.”

By Sheila Duncan
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Divorce & Family Challenges

Redefining Father’s Day after my husband’s arrest

By Kristen Boulard
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Grief & Loss

Paying homage to my dad on Father’s Day

By Abby Fabiaschi
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Grief & Loss

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

By Byron Auguste
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Grief & Loss

“My calm, steady, happy husband was now missing a part of himself. I wondered: Does that part ever grow back?”

By Bridget Chambers
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Resilience

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

By Bobbi Huffman
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Grief & Loss

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

By Nancy Sharp
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Grief & Loss

"Resilience is found when you overcome the ego and let go, surrendering to a greater plan."

By Alison Fiorini
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Resilience

“I’ve left Syria, but I’m not free. The fight starts when you flee. But it doesn’t have an end.”

By Sana Mustafa
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Abuse & Sexual Assault

“I’ve got nothing to lose in trying to live the biggest life I can.”

By Kathy Andersen
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Grief & Loss

“It was never truly about a world with or without Kohen. It was about the 62 days I got to be his mom.”

By Jennifer Hetherington
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Resilience

"It was in these seemingly small breakthroughs and tiny glimpses of progress that my hope and faith began to be restored."

By Rebecca Galli
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Grief & Loss

Spending the first Father’s Day without my dad

By Matt Scott
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Grief & Loss

"There was nothing worse than watching my parents struggle with their own grief, and being afraid to bother them with mine."

By Peri Smith
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Grief & Loss

“We’ve turned the typical bucket list into a “f*cket list” and do things we would’ve otherwise passed on before.”

By Jason Fiorotto
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Grief & Loss

"If there was ever a reason why Zach died, maybe this is it: to show me that I can live in a way that is completely vulnerable."

By Jacob Yurich
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Health, Illness & Injury

“If someone tells me, ‘That’s impossible,’ then I want to prove them wrong.”

By Tim Chambers
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Grief & Loss

“She is more capable than she ever imagined she could be. She is a survivor.”

By Jill Goldstein
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Health, Illness & Injury

“I want to turn my experience into something positive for others.”

By Cherizza Lundy
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Health, Illness & Injury

“I am living proof that you can emerge from the other side of post-natal depression.”

By Angie O'Reilly
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Health, Illness & Injury

“I took a deep breath and did not harm myself that night. Running saved my life.”

By Jackson K
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Grief & Loss

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

By Christina Rasmussen
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Grief & Loss

“I don’t want to see my new path of finding what feels good and helping others as an Option B, but rather as my new Option A.”

By ute amann-seidel
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Health, Illness & Injury

“Happiness is not something given to you or earned; it is something you decide.”

By Jennifer Hahne
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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
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Grief & Loss

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

By Scarlett Lewis
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Grief & Loss

"Sadness is still there. Yet I know now I can keep moving forward. I have survived the worst of worst years."

By Shona Johnston
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Raising Resilient Kids

“I can’t imagine getting through this without her. Even when I feel hopeless, I draw on her strength to keep going.”

By Jessica Segal
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Divorce & Family Challenges

“It was a serendipitous moment of clarity that seemed to break through the pillar of strength I had created.”

By Kelsey Leighton
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Grief & Loss

“Hilaria Baldwin: Why I Shared My Miscarriage in Real Time”

By Hilaria Baldwin
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Grief & Loss

“What I do know is that her death has taught me how I want to live—with joy, gratitude, adventure, and hope.”

By Becca Bernstein
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Grief & Loss

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

By Isabel Hernandez-Torres
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Grief & Loss

“Surviving the death of your child is the worst nightmare of any parent.”

By Anal Shah
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Grief & Loss

“Grief is a long path, and I want to live it in peace for myself, my loved ones, and for my father's soul.”

By Daniela Felletti
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Resilience

Giving back to survivors of natural disasters

By Chanell Alaniz
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Resilience

Finding hope in community during a hurricane

By Karthik Rajan
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Grief & Loss

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

By Jahanvi Sardana
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Grief & Loss

“Diving into the wave voids the tumble of the crashing wave itself.”

By Tracey Blackburn
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Grief & Loss

Paying tribute to my lost son on Mother’s Day

By Robert Mehnert
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Resilience

Celebrating Mother’s Day with two dads

By Jean Azar-Tanguay
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Raising Resilient Kids

But you never let the heavy load you were carrying crush you. Instead every day you grew stronger. Every day brave and resilient.

By Sandra Began
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Divorce & Family Challenges

“I am a proud mother of seven. And nobody can take that away from me.”

By Stephanie Zibell
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Resilience

“If words and action can foster my healing, they can transform others as well.”

By Caryn Sullivan
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Grief & Loss

Becoming a mother, after losing mine

By Sarah Rasheed
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Health, Illness & Injury

“Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”

By Kevin Johns
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Health, Illness & Injury

“Battle scars make you realize how precious and valuable life really is.“

By Terry Healey
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Grief & Loss

“Each day that I get out of bed, smile, and laugh with my family is a true gift that I don't take lightly.”

By Karen Peloquin
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Health, Illness & Injury

“My diagnosis was a turning point.”

By A'Driane Nieves
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Health, Illness & Injury

“Accepting, not resisting ourselves and our experiences, actually allows for the release in the present moment.”

By Corinne Marie
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Coping With Loss and Finding Meaning with Chris Davis – Option B

A psychology professor has made it his goal to understand how people respond to illness and death. He shares ways that we can help ourselves, our friends, and our families grieve.

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