October is also often a tough month for people who are grieving. If you’re feeling extra tender right now, it might be more than what you’re aware of on the surface.

When the worst happens, the feeling that we have no control can become magnified. It’s when we feel no agency that it can become even more important to find or create it.

Sometimes grief feels like the most un-figureoutable, unforgiving, unreasonable thing there could ever be. This summer, it was all I could do to hang on, with nothing but a wing and a prayer, and the slightest hope that somehow I would find my way forward.

Online events, articles, and other resources for those grieving this Father’s Day (and those who love them).

To share or not to share? Here are some things to consider when it comes to disclosing loss.

Here’s my annual roundup of events and resources for those who might be feeling the pain of loss around Mother’s Day.

Just like relationships with the living, relationships with the dead are a two-way street. They require attention, love, intention, and dedicated time and space. They require showing up.

Understanding and coping with ambiguous loss

If you’ve been feeling listless, angry, or unable to focus, I want to remind you that you aren’t broken. We’ve been in cycle after cycle of collective grief and trauma.

Who was your person to you? How might you get those needs met now? Read more for an exercise that invites you to reflect on what you’ve lost and begin to chart a path forward.