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Sympathy Sympathy messages: What to write in a sympathy card

Signing a sympathy card isn’t easy. We search for words. We wonder what would be comforting to hear. We worry about s...

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Mother's Day When Mother’s Day is hard: Grieving on Mother's Day

Find a few ways to offer support and kindness when Mother's Day is hard.

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Sympathy How to support a grieving friend

Advice on how to support a grieving friend, directly from people who went through it. Get ideas to show you care here.

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Sympathy Sympathy gift ideas for offering your condolences and support

Many times, we don’t know what to say after a loss. It can be difficult to determine what will comfort a hurting frie...

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Sympathy 75+ grief quotes to give you comfort and help you heal

Grieving the loss of a loved one feels different for everyone, and there’s no telling what will bring comfort on a ha...

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Valentine's Day Ways to find comfort and hope when you’re grieving on Valentine’s Day (or support someone who is)

Grief is always hard, but especially on Valentine’s Day. From social media to stores to kids’ classrooms, it can feel...

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Valentine's Day How to survive Valentine’s Day after a divorce or breakup

We know that ending a relationship can be extremely heartbreaking. It’s a very significant loss, and when Valentine’s...

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Mother's Day Mother's Day without Mom: Remembering lost loved ones with new traditions

This Mother’s Day will be my third without my mom. She died just before Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2020, which mad...

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Lifestyle How to Write an Obituary: What to Say About the Life of a Loved One

Summarizing a loved one’s life can feel like an impossible task, especially when you’re grieving. It’s even more chal...

Card Ideas What to Say When Someone Loses a Pet

My first cat died when I was 8 years old. His name was Barnabus—after the soap opera vampire—and he was a handsome bl...

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Friends How to survive a friendship breakup

There are a few things that I dreamed of having more than anything as a kid—like a golden retriever, my own room, mer...

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Christmas A Christmas tribute: meaningful ways to weave memories of lost loved ones into new holiday traditions

For many of us, Christmas is the time of year when we miss our lost loved ones the most. Finding ways to memoriali...