Category: About the Project
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The Grief Heart: A Simple Way to Signal “I’m Remembering”
When someone you love dies, it can be hard to know how — or when — to talk about them. Many friends want to be supportive but aren’t sure what to say. Sometimes they stay silent, worried they’ll make things worse. But for those of us grieving, silence can feel like forgetting. That’s why the…
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Do We Push People Away By Remembering Out Loud?
Since my daughter Jess died, I have been finding ways to keep her present. I tell stories. I make little #JessInspired games. I invite friends into playful or tender moments that carry her name. For me, these things feel restorative and even fun. They bring a spark of joy into a space that is often…
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The Ache of Forgetting
This sweatshirt caught me off guard. I loved it instantly: a frog with a sword, wearing a cape, shouting Huzzah! But what undid me was what came after. Memory. I had forgotten that Jess loved the word Huzzah. In the months before she died, she used it constantly, tossing it into texts, jokes, and silly…
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The Paradox of Grief
Stephen Colbert’s words echo what the Grief Heart Project is all about Every once in a while, I stumble across words that feel like they were written just for me. This quote from Stephen Colbert was one of those moments. “Some people think that grief itself is contagious, so they don’t want to hear it…
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Love After Loss: Kafka, a Mother, and the Grief Heart
There’s a story people often tell about Franz Kafka. It didn’t come from one of his famous books, but from something he did in real life. He came across a little girl who was heartbroken because she had lost her doll. Most adults might have tried to cheer her up or tell her she’d be…
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Beyond a Day
Why the Grief Heart Project Is Everyday Grief Awareness I only just learned there’s a National Grief Awareness Day—and honestly, I’m glad it exists. Its purpose is brave and straightforward: to encourage honest conversations about grief, a topic many of us are taught to tiptoe around. That mission is precisely what the Grief Heart Project…
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Join us!
How to join #WearYourHeartWednesday This week or any week! Joining in is simple and meaningful. Step 1: Wear or share a heart. A pin, a sticker, or the free printable works perfectly. Step 2: Post a photo on Wednesday. Add a name or memory if it feels right. Quiet is okay, too. Step 3: Tag…
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Grief Heart 101
What to say when you see a Grief Heart You’ll start noticing them—a cracked heart, with flowers by the fracture. When you see a Grief Heart, you’re seeing love that someone is still carrying. Many of us want to be asked about our person, but we don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable or bring the…
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