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Grief shouldn't be taboo. #NationalGriefInPublicDay

Grief can’t be measured. #ProlongedGriefDisorder

If Valentine’s Day feels like rubbing salt into your grieving wound, I see you and I’m holding you in my heart. #YourFeelingsAreValid

Children need support to help them get through their grief instead of getting over it. @ChildGriefDay #NationalChildrensGriefAwarenessDay

The 4th Sunday of September is #InternationalDaughtersDay and seeing all the tribute posts can really feel like a punch to your gut. I see you and even if you haven’t felt like one since your Mom and/or Dad died (or the relationship ended), you will always be a daughter. 🙏🏼💛🙏🏼

"The great healer of our grief is validation." // @DrLaniLeary #NationalGriefAwarenessDay

Do yourself a favor and avoid @FidelityNhw at all costs. The company doesn't care about their customers nor do they adequately provide the services they've been paid for. Hope it was worth it to lose a loyal, 10-year customer! #worstcustomerservicever

I will not hide my grief to make other people feel more comfortable.

It’s crucial that we actively tend to our grief so we don’t harm innocent people with our pain.

“There’s no easy way to lose a mother.” // @hope_edelman #MotherlessDaughters

All I want is for you to sit with me in my pain instead of trying to explain it away.

I hate Mother's Day. There, I said it. #DeadMomsClub #MotherlessDaughters

I dont think I’ve ever accepted that my mom is gone as much I’ve just resigned myself to it instead.

“I’ve learned that you can miss a person you never even got to meet.” // Chris Lambert #JusticeForKristinSmart #YourOwnBackyard

Black friends, I see you, I hear you, and your grief matters to me. 🙏🏼💛🙏🏼

Sibling loss survivors, I see you and I'm holding you in my heart on #NationalSiblingDay. Your grief will never be forgotten here. 🙏🏼💛🙏🏼

"Life is so much loss, so much grief, and so much pain...but it’s a package deal, there is no joy without pain." // @GreysABC #GreysAnatomy

Honoring all of the precious lives lost this past year. If you're grieving a pandemic loss, I'm holding you in my heart and promise your grief will never be up for debate here. 🙏🏼💛🙏🏼 #NationalDayOfReflection

Stop trivializing death, grief, and trauma.