The Atlantic

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The Atlantic

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Editor’s Note: Every Monday, Lori Gottlieb answers questions from readers about their problems, big and small. Have a question? Email her at dear.therapist@theatlantic.com. Dear Therapist, How do I tell my friends I really don't want to hear about t

The Atlantic

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As of this writing, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 50,000 people in the United States and more than 200,000 people worldwide. These deaths’ inevitable companion is grief, but the turmoil of the pandemic is altering and interrupting the

The Australian Women's Weekly

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The morning she lost her only child to suicide, Linda Collins woke up basking in the aftermath of a blissful dream. Her daughter, Victoria Skye Pringle McLeod, was spinning through the universe. The sky around the 17-year-old shone bright blue, like

Psychologies

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No one is immune from life’s losses and they are an unavoidable part of the human experience but, despite knowing that intellectually, nothing can prepare you for the seismic loss of a loved one. ‘The task psychologically is to both face the death, a

The Atlantic

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Someone laughed. It might have been my sister, dad, grandmother, or one of the dozen friends and family members arrayed around that bed in my parents' room. Before we cried, said goodbye, and fanned out in separate cars to begin our private journeys

Chat

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I’m sorry for your loss… I know – you’ve heard that a million times. Do these words actually help at times like this, when you’re in the depths of grief, having lost someone you loved? But others just don’t know what to say to people like you, who ar

The Atlantic

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My husband feels disrespected and unloved, and I don’t know how to bring harmony back to our family.

The Atlantic

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Despite our commitment to 24/7 news, unlimited-data plans, and bottomless mimosas, nothing lasts forever. So how should we handle life’s endings and last hurrahs? Should we rage against the dying of the light, or be content to let things go? Approach

Psychologies

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I was about to skip over the Dossier on grief (August), when I noticed that it also related to the loss of a job. I had made the difficult decision to leave a job I love to work in a less stressful, but also less exciting, department. I was strugglin

The Paris Review

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In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Claire Schwartz is on the line. ©ELLIS ROSEN Dear Poet

Pick Me Up Special

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For lots of us, our furry friends are a part of the family and for children especially, losing them can be very difficult. For some children, their pet might be a best friend and sharing the bad news can be a tricky task for any parent. But there are

NPR

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Sheryl Sandberg's best-seller, Option B, has perspectives on finding resilience and joy after adversity. In other countries there are different obstacles — and different ways to cope.

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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The morning she lost her only child to suicide, Linda Collins woke up basking in the aftermath of a blissful dream. Her daughter, Victoria Skye Pringle McLeod, was spinning through the universe. The sky around the 17-year-old shone bright blue, like

You South Africa

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LOSING a loved at any time is hard enough. There’s no other pain like it. But in this time of isolation there are extra layers to grief. For many there’s the added pain of not being able to be at a loved one’s bedside and hold their hand as they take

Saturday Star

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THE BLACK and white photos appeared on Chrissy Teigen’s Instagram account on Wednesday. They were unlike anything Teigen, a mother of two, had posted in recent weeks, documenting her third pregnancy on social media. In one image, she sits hunched ove

Literary Hub

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Red Ink is a quarterly series curated and hosted by Michele Filgate at powerHouse Arena, focusing on women writers, past and present. The next conversation, “Denial,” will take place on November 8th at 7 pm, and feature Jennifer Baker (Everyday Peopl

Pick Me Up

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Natalie Trice is a Confidence and Clarity Coach and works with women to help them create a life they love. As a uni lecturer, she helps students to take charge of their careers. natalietrice.co.uk Q I’m 45 and I’ve never had a boyfriend. I thought it

Chat Passion

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Katharine Hill, the UK Director of the national charity Care For The Family (www.cff.org. uk) answers your questions. Q I don’t have a boyfriend and I feel like there’s something wrong with me. Every one around me seems to have a partner and yet I

The Atlantic

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People who are struggling with depression or other difficulties often assume that sharing their story with friends imposes a burden on them. In fact, the opposite is usually true: From a true friend’s perspective, being entrusted with the cares and b

Literary Hub

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For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. –Elie Wiesel Each person’s grief is as unique as their fingerprint. But what everyone has in common is that no matter how they grieve, they share a need for their grief to be witnessed. That doesn’t

Los Angeles Times

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Climate change is often framed as a scientific or technical issue. But for many, it's an emotional one too. It can be almost unbearable to witness entire towns obliterated by wildfires and islands leveled by storms. To see photos of koala bears singe

Kiplinger

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The loss of a partner or family member is a life-changing event laden with intense emotions. Whether the death is sudden or precipitated by an illness, the loss is just the same -- real and painful. There are no rules about how you should feel or ho

PC Powerplay

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DEVELOPER NOMADA STUDIO • PUBLISHER IN-HOUSE www.nomada.studio Gris is beautiful. It is beautiful in that highly stylised, minimalist way that works well in both 2D platformers and in art prints. It is beautiful in its carefully chosen color palette

The Art of Healing

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As I write this, we have just experienced some of the worst fires in Australia’s history, both in Gippsland, Victoria and on the south coast of NSW – along with many other fires all around the country. So it does make everything else pale in signific

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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For someone whose favourite saying is “Get s*** done”, it might seem a little out of character for Jenny-May to arrive late to our photoshoot, but she has good reason. After the fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre saw the TVNZ building evacuated, B

Weekend Argus Saturday

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THE BLACK and white photos appeared on Chrissy Teigen’s Instagram account on Wednesday. They were unlike anything Teigen, a mother of two, had posted in recent weeks, documenting her third pregnancy on social media. In one image, she sits hunched ove

Futurity

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The deaths resulting from COVID-19 may just be the first blow. The next will be coping with all the loss and grief, researchers warn. Grief from the deaths of close relatives and a sudden loss of support could create serious health, mental health, an

NPR

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People being unable to gather or see the bodies of people who died of COVID-19 is having profound psychological effects that will last for years, says psychologist Christy Denckla of Harvard.

Los Angeles Times

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The massive vigil at Santa Clarita's Central Park on Sunday night had the fervor of a church revival and the trappings of a pep rally. There were tears and cheers, prayers to heal the community and promises to never forget. In the days since two Saug