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You Don't 'Get Over' Loss — You Learn to Carry It: A Gentler Truth About Grief

You Don't 'Get Over' Loss — You Learn to Carry It: A Gentler Truth About Grief

American culture has a complicated, often unkind relationship with grief — one that quietly pressures people to recover on a schedule that has nothing to do with how loss actually works. If you've ever felt ashamed for still hurting, this article is for you. Grief isn't something to be finished; it's something to be understood.