Books can provide connection following tremendous loss
Sorrow is one of the hardest parts of being human. But the empathy offered by others is one of the best.
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Guidebooks for the grieving
Much of The Grief Library is memoir and fiction that provides companionship for the mourning journey. But we often crave a more direct guide, as well. Here are two I’ve explored.
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Exploring joy and grief on a quest to find America’s best free restaurant bread
I’ll argue that there are threads of something more woven through this piece. And one of them is the reason we’re gathered here today: grief.
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Collective or individual, grief changes us
This is a story about the McIlvaine family and their specific loss. And, more broadly, this is also a story about all grief.
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Finding company for The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Genre: Nonfiction, memoirGrief focus: Death, traumaRelationship: SpouseTone: Blunt, reflective I moved to Colorado in January 2017 with only possessions I could fit in my car. Housing is tough on the state’s Western Slope. Even before the affordable housing crisis dominated the country, finding a place to live…