Making Grief Visible

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When grief feels overwhelming and words are hard to find, sometimes writing becomes a lifeline.

In her personal story, Ayo Deforge shares how journaling, poetry, and storytelling helped her survive profound loss and begin healing — not by fixing the pain, but by giving it a place to go.

If you’ve ever wondered whether creative expression could help you cope with grief, anxiety, or heartbreak, Ayo’s story is worth reading.

Read “Writing as Therapy” here:
https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/writing-therapy

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Legendary radio host and interviewer Terry Gross talks to Stephen Colbert about grieving for her late husband, renowned jazz critic Francis Davis, and how sh...

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The legendary photographer Sally Mann writes about death and creativity in her memoir Art Work. Her book is dedicated to her deceased son Emmett ‘O lost, and by the wind grieved’:

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Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She writes about her fear of adding another tragedy to her family’s life: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DQRTIK

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