“One of the best things someone said to me soon after my partner died,” says therapist and writer Megan Devine, “was: With something this big, ‘just happened’ can mean 80 years ago as much as it means this morning.” Devine offers an online “Writing Your Grief” course that’s designed for anyone who is navigating loss (not just those who consider themselves writers). Go to http://modernloss.com/grief-writing-course/ for more information.

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The Mourner’s Dance: What We Do When People Die
“Like many Westerners at the turn of the 21st century, my family and I had not had much to do with death,” says author Katherine…