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Sophia Dembling

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The Death of a Couple
A Personal Perspective: When two people unite in love, they form an entity—the couple—with a unique identity of its own. When one member dies, the couple dies with the person.
The Pain of Loss Becomes Part of Life

Personal Perspective: Some things don't get much easier, so the best we can do is just accept that they are hard.

Personal Perspective: Some things don't get much easier, so the best we can do is just accept that they are hard.

A Personal Spin on the Stages of Grief

Personal Perspective: My personal stages of grief are a little different from Kubler-Ross's, and I suspect there will be more than five when all's said and done.

Personal Perspective: My personal stages of grief are a little different from Kubler-Ross's, and I suspect there will be more than five when all's said and done.

When Healing Both Helps and Hurts

A Personal Perspective: Eventually, in grief, we have to start letting go of the past and embracing change for the future. It's part of healing, but that doesn't mean it's easy.

A Personal Perspective: Eventually, in grief, we have to start letting go of the past and embracing change for the future. It's part of healing, but that doesn't mean it's easy.

Why It's So Hard to Part With a Lost Loved One's Things

Personal Perspective: The things loved ones leave behind when they die can be emotionally charged and hard to part with, but eventually, they may feel more sad than soothing.

Personal Perspective: The things loved ones leave behind when they die can be emotionally charged and hard to part with, but eventually, they may feel more sad than soothing.

When Loss Changes the Holidays

A Personal Perspective: To survive the holidays, while grieving my spouse, I needed to invent traditions for myself.

A Personal Perspective: To survive the holidays, while grieving my spouse, I needed to invent traditions for myself.