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How an Overdose Map is Helping Grieving Families

October 23, 2017 By Lynn Shattuck 4 Comments

23 Oct

  I've been getting more and more messages and emails from people who've lost brothers or sisters to drug and/or alcohol related causes. This new essay I wrote for The Fix talks about the stigma of losing someone this way. Click here to read.   ... Read More about How an Overdose Map is Helping Grieving Families

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5 Surprising Things About Grief

October 6, 2017 By Lynn Shattuck Leave a Comment

6 Oct

While we all experience grief in slightly different ways, and we may choose different coping methods, there are also commonalities. I'm over at Elephant Journal, talking about 5 things I never expected about ... Read More about 5 Surprising Things About Grief

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, love Tagged With: grief, grief and loss, sibling loss

When We Don’t See Our Dead

August 4, 2017 By Lynn Shattuck 2 Comments

4 Aug

  Whether it's because our loved one died violently, or somewhere far away, or their body hasn't been found, we can't always see our dead. What happens when we aren't able to see them? For my family, it meant we searched for my brother. I'm thrilled to have a new post over at the ... Read More about When We Don’t See Our Dead

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, love Tagged With: death, loss, searching, sibling loss

When You Feel Like an Invisible Mourner

June 27, 2017 By Lynn Shattuck Leave a Comment

27 Jun

Losing a loved one is always hard. But when you feel like your grief isn't recognized, isn't valid, it adds an extra layer of pain. Click below to read more about this on elephant journal. https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/06/the-specific-qualities-of-sibling-grief-how-it-morphs-marks-us/ ... Read More about When You Feel Like an Invisible Mourner

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, love Tagged With: grief, invisible mourner, loss, sibling loss

When Grief Gets Stirred Up

May 24, 2017 By Lynn Shattuck 2 Comments

24 May

The death of singer and musician Chris Cornell stirred up my grief around my brother in a big way. It's beginning to ebb, but that only happened when I untangled some of the threads that his death brought to light. Read more about it here.    ... Read More about When Grief Gets Stirred Up

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, love Tagged With: Chris Cornell, grief and loss, Seattle

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