Posts Tagged ‘dealing with grief’
On loss, grief, and not being okay: The toxic ‘constant productivity’ mindset at Princeton
During the summer of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I experienced the tragic and unexpected loss of a close lifelong friend. His death was absolutely devastating — undoubtedly the worst physical and emotional pain I have ever experienced. In the months that followed, I struggled to function like a normal person should.…
Read MoreShe lost her dad when she was 14. Now, she’s helping kids learn how to mourn.
CNN HEROES Mountainside, New Jersey (CNN) When Tracy Crosby’s husband died unexpectedly, she suddenly became a single mom to four young children. “The hardest thing in the world is to tell your children that they’re never going to see their other parent again,” she said. Her children would cry a lot at bedtime because they…
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