Loss of Spouse
Forever is Not Long Enough
From Grief Dialogues Founder Elizabeth Coplan: One of my favorite writers is Amy Ferris, who, to me, is a dead-ringer for Meryl Streep, and I
March 20, 2026
From Grief Dialogues Founder Elizabeth Coplan: One of my favorite writers is Amy Ferris, who, to me, is a dead-ringer for Meryl Streep, and I
I am trying to learn how to carry this grief.It is oppressive and unyielding and I want to be free of it.Can you take it
I’m naked!Can’t you see? Naked as a jaybird,exposed,unclothed,reporting for duty.Naked as I came.Naked as I will go. No! You’re wearing yourNavy pants and blue-striped shirt.Can’t
I am a pathological liar. I stand by my superior ability to fabricate the truth, to create a false narrative, to lie on command. And
Ellie breathes heavily as I cradle her, her lovely green eyes closed. We’re on a bench at the back of the large, crowded waiting room
Editor’s Note: At Grief Dialogues, we believe art helps us carry what grief leaves behind. Photographer and author Stacy Bass shows us how images and
If you are anything like me, then you look back at your life to see the patterns, and how certain choices propelled you forward or
I believe we are all here to assist one another in reaching a higher state of self. I hope there is at least one person
I have a scream deep within my soul. It takes all I have to hold it in. I behave normally most of the time. Or
Not a father through blood, but through requirement and devotion. No heartstrings were tugged, but you meant more. Always there, quietly caring, more than anyone