Grief Archives

Grieving My Abuela Has Been Messy and Healing All at Once

Sofía AguilarAugust 29, 2023September 5, 2023

by Sofía AguilarAugust 29, 2023September 5, 202302104

For the rest of my life, February 19th will always be a hard day for me. It was the day my abuela passed away in 2021, a week after her 99th birthday, and everything that led up to the moment...

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How Latinas Can Move Through Grief and Major Life Transitions

patriciaalvaradoMay 10, 2023

by patriciaalvaradoMay 10, 202302528

Patricia Alvarado is a psychotherapist and owner and director of the group practice, Alvarado Therapy & co-founder of Latinx Healthy Minds providing mental health programs for Latinx professionals. Within many Latin American cultures, when we think about grief, it is almost...

Culture

Grieving Rituals Inspired by the Aztecs to Process Loss

erikabuenaflorMarch 13, 2023

by erikabuenaflorMarch 13, 20230774

Erika Buenaflor is a modern-day curandera who utilizes her vast experience in curanderismo, and knowledge of ancient Mesoamerican shamanism to reveal how this sacred wisdom can help people heal holistically. She’s published several books on curanderismo and is the founder...

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Latinas Need to Stop Suffering in Silence After Pregnancy Loss

Virginia IsaadOctober 14, 2022October 14, 2022

by Virginia IsaadOctober 14, 2022October 14, 202204190

Audrey Quiñones is the co-host of Infertilidad Latina Podcast. October is typically associated with Dia de Muertos and Halloween but it is also a month that sheds light on a very hard, dark, and unspoken topic in our culture: pregnancy...

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The Complicated Relationship Latinxs Have With Grief

Nena LezamaJuly 28, 2022

by Nena LezamaJuly 28, 202204371

Loss, as difficult as it is, is a natural part of life. The process of grieving, however, can sometimes be difficult to live through. Grief is layered and unpredictable and no one grieves the same. Because grief is intimate and...

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How to Deal With Grief During the Holiday Season

Nena LezamaDecember 7, 2021

by Nena LezamaDecember 7, 202106657

Grief still makes a lot of people uncomfortable and it’s also an on-going struggle for the person grieving that’s sometimes exacerbated during the holidays. In truth, another person’s sadness makes people uncomfortable, which is why we don’t tell others about...

Lifestyle

24 Ways to Process Grief in a Healthy Manner

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 28, 2019July 31, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 28, 2019July 31, 202005176

August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day, and we wanted to constructively add to the conversation surrounding grief and loss. It can be somewhat of a taboo subject in some communities, and it can definitely be difficult to open up...