Rebecca Soffer

Soffer is the author of The Modern Loss Handbook and writes the Modern Loss Substack. She speaks globally on building compassionate communities through life’s most difficult moments

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Navigating the Grief of Losing My Mother, 18 Years Later

The passage of time doesn’t erase grief, but rather, stretches it. But that’s not a failure of healing, writes Rebecca Soffer.

By Rebecca Soffer

Don't Say You 'Can't Imagine' the Grief of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones. Ask Them to Tell You Their Stories

“Wow, I just can’t imagine.” That’s what people emailed, texted, and uttered after my parents died. They couldn’t imagine losing a mother to a violent car accident or a father, a mere four years later,...

By Rebecca Soffer
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