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You are never alone in your grief.

Read stories by people who know teenage grief personally and professionally. Visit the Share Your Grief page to tell your story.

Natalie Adams

From Happy Holidays to Sad Holidays

I used to love Christmas, but now it's just a reminder of the people I've lost.

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Grieving a Living Person

The grief that came with almost losing a friend to suicide.

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Friendship Grief

The people I had once considered my closest friends became strangers that I only texted on holidays, if that. While I’ve casually talked to

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Feeling Lonely? Me Too.

Have you ever felt alone in a room full of people? That's what I'm feeling because I'm the only friend grieving a parent.

Natalie Adams

Guilt: When You Blame Yourself.

Guilt started flooding my brain after my dad died. In the first few months after he left, the same thought passed through my mind daily: You

Natalie Adams

"Strong" Does Not Mean "Alone"

Asking for help makes you strong, not weak. For the longest time, I've kept the terrible habit of struggling in silence. It’s something that

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Everybody Expects Me to Be Fine

A lot of people don’t get grief. That doesn’t mean that you have to pretend to be fine, though. You don’t have to pretend to be okay to make

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Grief Doesn't End after Two Episodes

Modern day media expected me, and the characters of my favorite TV show, to get over grief in about two episodes.

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I Don't Want to See Your Homecoming Photos!

While my friends were at homecoming, I was processing the death of my dad. No one seemed to understand that hearing about good times I had