At 26, Cheryl Strayed was dealing with the death of her mother, the collapse of her marriage, and a broken compass. And so she went to the woods, by herself, to seek out healing.
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When it comes to bouncing back from the losses in our lives, it turns out one size doesn’t fit all. Here's how we've learned to rethink mourning
The loss of someone close is an excruciating experience. But can it actually kill you? According to a recent study, reported by Eleanor Bradford over at the BBC -- "Bereaved parents die of 'broken heart'" -- parents who lose a baby are themselves four times more likely to die in the decade following the child's death.
Meghan O'Rourke, author of The Long Goodbye, explains the experience of grieving her mother's death and how and when she started to feel like herself again.