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How we react to these losses is what is important in determining how the rest of our lives will go. <\/span>We all need to learn how bear grief and heal naturally, organically over time \u2014 not with any pressure or skipping to the drumbeat of other people.\u00a0<\/p>\n And, in addition to bearing our losses and healing from them, we can learn and grow from them.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_5_font=”Open Sans|300|||||||” header_5_letter_spacing=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_audio 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Articles on Grief, Loss, and Sadness<\/h2>\n
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Grief and Loss<\/h3>\n
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