All articles tagged with #grief
Aubrey Plaza's pregnancy has sparked a wave of judgment about how widows should grieve, underscoring a persistent stigma that there's a 'right' timeline to move on after a spouse's death; experts say grief is personal and supporters should celebrate Plaza’s next chapter rather than police her choices.
A reporter shares how the deaths of loved ones—especially his father from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—propelled him into writing about loss, then moderating a SXSW panel on grief as a ‘new wellness frontier,’ learning that grief is non-linear and that open dialogue with experts and peers can illuminate the path forward.
Lily Cornell Silver details how grief from her father Chris Cornell’s death and a close friend's passing sent her into a deep depressive episode after forming a college band. She ultimately sought inpatient therapy—initially resisted—and benefited from therapy that included music therapy, helping her regain grounding and purpose. The experience connected her with bandmates, enabled her to process loss, and led to releasing songs like Not You and Super Sonic in memory of drummer Graham Derzon-Supplee, marking a healing path through art and community.
Episode 4 of The Madison finally reveals Paul Clyburn’s backstory: his wife Melissa died in a road accident 20 years ago, a loss that has haunted him for decades. The finale deepens the show’s grief-driven tone with a moonlit rant and implies Paul’s death, setting the stage for Season 2 without his character. The article also notes the ensemble’s pattern of loss and praises Matthew Fox’s performance.
Dolly Parton returned to the public eye at Dollywood’s 2026 season kickoff, explaining she had health issues and has been grieving the death of her husband Carl Dean, but is rebuilding herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically. She’s been busy writing for a Broadway show and new music, and says she’s not done yet, with plans for more projects this year after postponing her Las Vegas residency due to health challenges.
Therapists report that people in their forties often grieve not over relationships or career but the loss of the future self they imagined—the so-called 'phantom life.' This midlife reckoning is quiet and internal: a gap between who they are and who they thought they’d become. The guidance centers on naming it as grief, separating mourning from regret, and seeking honest challenge from others to prevent identity from hardening; the goal is integration of the actual self with the imagined one, not a return to a past dream.
Harry Styles says he struggled with the death of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, noting the loss prompted him to reassess his life and how to honor his friend, while acknowledging the difficulties of mourning in the public eye.
Harry Styles discusses Liam Payne’s death in a rare, candid moment, saying it’s hard to talk about such loss and asserting that fans’ desire for his grief doesn’t obligate him to publicly air his private memories; he attended the funeral and will keep his memories of Payne personal.
After his dad died at 56 from cancer, the author distills three lessons—live as if you might not reach retirement, build a life with choices through saving and planning, and find adventure in everyday moments—and uses them to shape his career, travel goals, and approach to retirement rather than deferring dreams.
James Van Der Beek’s family GoFundMe has raised about $2.65 million from nearly 50,000 donors (77% over its $1.5M goal), prompting 1,500+ comments that split into five recurring camps: Sell the Ranch First, Grief Deserves Grace, Show Us Receipts, This Is a Healthcare Crisis, and It’s Complicated. The debate highlights personal beliefs about wealth, transparency, and the U.S. healthcare system, with donors averaging about $53 each. New reporting that the ranch down payment involved friends via a trust adds nuance to the discussion about whether the campaign was necessary or justified.
After losing their beloved cat Skye to heart disease, Kareem Khalil and Fifi Furrha began visiting her grave regularly. On one visit a stray white cat approached and sat in Khalil’s lap, a moment they felt offered comfort amid sorrow. Around the same time, Fifi learned she was pregnant via IVF, and veterinarians later revealed the stray cat was pregnant with seven kittens. The couple fostered the cemetery cat and brought her home, expanding their family to include their son Taj, three cats (Chase, Kai, and Princess), and a baby girl on the way, all while sharing their journey with millions online.
Kareem Khalil and Fifi Furrha, known online as dontstopmeowing, mourn their cat Skye after her hypertrophic cardiomyopathy death and visit her grave weekly. On one visit, a stray white cat approached, sat in Khalil’s lap, and seemed to offer comfort. The cat was pregnant with seven kittens, so the couple fostered her and brought Princess home, joining their three cats and expanding their family. Coincidentally, the couple had become pregnant via IVF and are expecting a baby girl, as they continue to share their life with millions of followers.
Israeli forces bulldozed and disturbed graves at al-Batsh cemetery in Gaza City during a search for a captive’s body, destroying tombstones and scattering remains; hundreds of graves were examined and the site’s landscape altered, deepening the pain of families who cannot mourn properly as rights groups and the UN warn of widespread cemetery destruction and missing bodies across Gaza.
IndieWire’s Sundance review of See You When I See You, adapted from Adam Cayton-Holland’s memoir about his sister’s suicide, follows a privileged family as they navigate collective and personal grief. Cooper Raiff delivers a sympathetic lead performance while EMDR therapy scenes provide emotional grounding; Jay Duplass’s film is earnest and moving, though at times formulaic, with a finale that lingers on healing rather than spectacle.
In Tubarão, Brazil, Fr. Carlos Henrique Fernandes interrupted Mass at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi to comfort Marcos, an elderly man who had just learned his grandson had died by suicide. Fernandes then gave Marcos Communion as well. The moment, captured on video, went viral, drawing both praise for compassion and criticism over interrupting the liturgy.