Grief & After
Continuing bonds: what people do with the relationship afterwards
The idea that grief ends with letting go has been substantially revised, and what most people actually do is maintain a relationship in an altered form.
Topic
grief
Every Before Last Wish article tagged grief — 6 pieces across 3 sections.
Digital Legacy
Online memorials and the internet as a place to grieve
Grief has moved substantially online, which has genuine benefits and a set of complications that older forms of mourning did not have.
Grief & After
Anniversaries, birthdays and the first year
Certain dates arrive with more force than expected, and the anticipation is frequently worse than the day itself.
Grief & After
Grieving someone you had a difficult relationship with
Complicated grief after a complicated relationship is common, rarely discussed, and frequently harder than grieving someone you simply loved.
Grief & After
Grief: what is normal and what to expect
Most of what people are told about grief is wrong, including the stages, the timeline and the idea that it is something to get over.
Family Conversations
Talking to children about death
Children handle honest information far better than adults expect, and considerably worse than euphemism, which they interpret literally and find frightening.