Navigate After Loss Blog

Articles and practical guidance from Navigate After Loss for families navigating life after loss.

• August Is Grief Awareness Month: How Grief Shaped My Life — Four years after losing her husband, Samantha Harrykissoon on what Grief Awareness Month misses — that grief isn't just sadness, and living isn't a betrayal.
• How many death certificates do you actually need? — After someone dies, the death certificate becomes one of the most important documents you'll need—and one you'll be asked for repeatedly. Banks, insurance companies, retirement accounts, mortgage companies, and other institutions may req...
• The 30 Phone Calls No One Warns You About After a Death — After my husband died suddenly, I expected grief. What I didn't expect were the dozens of phone calls that followed—each beginning with, "My husband died." Every bank, insurer, employer, and utility required another conversation, another...