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Displaying all articles tagged:
Death
how i get it done
Oct. 19, 2020
How a Death Doula Gets It Done
Alua Arthur is a leader in the field of death work, and has guided thousands of people and their loved ones through the end-of-life process.
By
Charlotte Cowles
first person
May 5, 2020
Some Questions About My Mother
Can I make sense of her death by assuring myself of her life?
By
Kate Ristow
mental health
Apr. 28, 2020
A Top NYC Emergency Room Doctor Has Died by Suicide
Dr. Lorna Breen spent weeks on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
By
Hannah Gold
dreams
Mar. 13, 2020
A Dream Expert Explains Why You’re Dreaming About Death
It’s not as sinister as it seems.
By
Katie Berohn
art and soul
Mar. 10, 2020
Death, As Seen by 8 Female Artists
Exploring mortality at BRIC’s “Death Becomes Her.”
By
Julia Gomez Kramer
horrible things
July 9, 2019
Death by Metal Straw Is a New Thing to Be Paranoid About
A British woman passed away after her eye was impaled by the metal straw she was using.
By
Marie Lodi
ghosts
Mar. 27, 2019
I’m Sorry, But This Bridge Is Clearly Haunted
Hundreds of dogs have jumped off a bridge in Scotland, for no apparent reason. (Clearly a ghost.)
By
Amanda Arnold
culture
Jan. 17, 2019
Poet Mary Oliver Wrote Plainly and Affectingly of Love and Loss
Here are a few favorite lines.
By
Edith Zimmerman
forever friends
Jan. 7, 2019
Four Best Friends Decided to Share a Tombstone
They’re buried side by side under a pink granite stone that identifies them simply as “FRIENDS.”
By
Opheli Garcia Lawler
fiction
Dec. 20, 2018
Night Divine: A Short Story by Samantha Hunt
A holiday ghost story about love, motherhood, and addiction.
By
Samantha Hunt
science of us
Oct. 26, 2018
Enjoy Time, Because Death Is Coming
All time is death, really.
By
Kelly Conaboy
first person
Oct. 17, 2018
Talking to My Toddler About Death
Before her questions, I considered myself an expert on loss.
By
Kate Ristow
it’s complicated
Aug. 30, 2018
How Soon After Widowhood Can You Feel Good Again?
Relearning sex, and love, in the aftermath of my husband’s death.
By
Rachel Zimmerman
death
Aug. 2, 2018
Widower Brings His Wife’s Photo to the Sea Every Day
My husband better do this.
By
Kelly Conaboy
it’s complicated
June 28, 2018
The Strangeness of Dating Again After My Dad’s Death
Mourning my dad made all the normal preoccupations of having a crush suddenly feel ridiculous.
By
Aileen Comer
father’s day
June 14, 2018
Watching My Husband Become a Weird Dad
The man I married has joined the ranks of strange fathers.
By
Jen Gann
me me me
May 7, 2018
I Convinced Brands to Sponsor My Birthday Party
Here’s how I, a non-celebrity, made it happen.
By
Mariah Smith
science of us
Apr. 30, 2018
I’m Obsessed With Reading Strangers’ Obituaries
Taking a psychological deep dive into my own weird habit.
By
Diane Stopyra
in memoriam
Apr. 2, 2018
Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Has Died
The South African icon passed away at age 81.
By
Lisa Ryan
science of us
Mar. 19, 2018
The Strange Pregnancy Fact That Helped Me Mourn My Fiancé’s Death
I’d lost the pregnancy, too, but microchimerism — when a mother absorbs a fetus’s DNA — still felt like the perfect metaphor.
By
Shannon Leone Fowler
red tape
Mar. 16, 2018
Court Declares Man Who Ghosted Wife Dead
Even though he’s very much alive and appeared in court to prove it.
By
Gabriella Paiella
rip
Mar. 10, 2018
Nun in Legal Battle With Katy Perry Over L.A. Property Dies in Court
Sister Catherine Rose Holzman collapsed in the courtroom yesterday.
By
Amanda Arnold
science of us
Feb. 23, 2018
When My Husband Died, I Grieved for My Sex Life, Too
It was devastating to lose the sexual intimacy we’d shared, but no one wanted to listen to me talk about that part of widowhood.
By
Alice Radosh
science of us
Nov. 9, 2017
The Grief Counselor Helping People Mourn Their Pets
“Because animals are thought to be replaceable, people say, ‘Well, you can solve this problem. Just go get another one.’”
By
Stephanie LaFarge
as told to
Roni Jacobson
motherhood
Oct. 27, 2017
What My Daughter Taught Me About Honoring the Dead
Before I became a mom, I didn’t even know where my father was buried.
By
Wendy Spero
science of us
Sept. 29, 2017
Being a Funeral Director Made Me Realize the Death Industry is Too Exclusive
Americans might have a healthier attitude toward death if people like me didn’t keep it so hidden from view.
By
Caleb Wilde
ask polly
Sept. 27, 2017
Ask Polly: ‘Tell Me Not to Get Married!’
You value security a lot — there’s nothing wrong with that.
By
Heather Havrilesky
advice
Aug. 16, 2017
Ask Polly: Nothing in My Life Feels Big Enough
Can you tell other people what matters most to you?
By
Heather Havrilesky
advice
Aug. 9, 2017
Ask Polly: My Boyfriend Has ALS, and My Friends Are Making Things Worse
Remember, death is always on the way.
By
Heather Havrilesky
advice
July 7, 2017
What Your Therapist
Really
Thinks: ‘I’m Not Sad My Grandmother’s Going to Die’
This week’s column from your therapist.
By
Lori Gottlieb
July 7, 2017
The Professionals Who Want to Help You Plan Your Death
End-of-life specialists are here to tie up the loose ends that come with dying.
By
Sonya Vatomsky
June 30, 2017
What a ‘Transcendent Experience’ Really Means
Here’s what happens in your brain when you feel like you’re becoming one with the universe.
By
Emily Esfahani Smith
May 24, 2017
Meet the Funeral Therapy Dog Who Helps Mourners Process Their Grief
His name’s Kermit.
By
Sonya Vatomsky
books
May 19, 2017
Sheryl Sandberg’s Impossible Position
What her new book shows us about being a woman in the public eye.
By
Heather Havrilesky
mothers and daughters
May 8, 2017
When I Miss My Mom I Put on Her Eye Cream
“Ashes to ashes, stuff to stuff.”
By
Erika Thormahlen
advice
Apr. 26, 2017
Ask Polly: Is Life All Downhill From Here?
Don’t assume that the future is even worse that the present.
By
Heather Havrilesky
science of us
Apr. 25, 2017
When Someone Dies, It Brings Their Extended Online Network Closer for Years
There’s a lasting effect on Facebook interactions, according to new research on how social networks repair themselves, or don’t, after a death.
By
Jesse Singal
Mar. 22, 2017
Chimpanzees Care for Dead Bodies the Same Way Humans Do
For the first time, scientists have observed another species handling the dead “in a socially meaningful way.”
By
Cari Romm
advice
Feb. 9, 2017
How to Help a Friend Who’s Going Through Something Horrible
If you think you don’t need this book, you probably do.
By
Alex Ronan
Dec. 7, 2016
One Way to Deal With a Fear of Death: Go Shopping
Retail therapy for nagging thoughts of your own mortality.
By
Cari Romm
motherhood
Dec. 4, 2016
Bruce Lee Helped Me Come to Terms With the Death of My Son
How I learned to grieve.
By
Linda Dahlstrom Anderson
Dec. 2, 2016
The Most Creative People Are Also the Least Afraid of Death
There’s a certain type of person who tends to be more chill about this whole mortality thing.
By
Cari Romm
Aug. 25, 2016
Twitter Is Changing the Way People Mourn Online
New research on death and social media.
By
Cari Romm
Aug. 3, 2016
The 4 Things That Are Worse Than Death, According to 180 Severely Ill People
A rather dark version of the game Would You Rather.
By
Melissa Dahl
advice
May 11, 2016
Ask Polly: My Sister Has Cancer, and I Can’t Go On
Even though you’d rather crawl into a hole than face this reality, you can’t.
By
Heather Havrilesky
mothers and daughters
May 6, 2016
Nursing My Mother, the ICU Nurse
I have waited all my life for this access to my mother, and I will take her, as she is — distant, forlorn, changed.
By
Tiffany Briere
mothers and daughters
May 4, 2016
What I Learned From Losing My Mother When I Was 17
“I know mothers can cause people problems. But it’s hard to listen to people’s bellyaches about how terrible their mother is.”
As told to
Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
Apr. 19, 2016
Saturday Is the Deadliest Day of the Week
It’s first in car crashes, drug overdoses, and fatal encounters with poisonous plants.
By
Cari Romm
Apr. 6, 2016
How
When Breath Becomes Air
Is Helping Create Conversations About Mortality
If we’re not ready to talk about these things, at least we’re reading about them.
By
Melissa Dahl
can we live
Mar. 3, 2016
Even Brief Moments of Happiness Can Make Death Feel Imminent
Sometimes women’s hearts just can’t handle happy.
By
Susan Rinkunas
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