This year I’ve thought about and experienced a new form of grief: separating from and divorcing the partner I knew for decades, with small children caught in the middle. It has been the toughest thing I’ve done — 2025 has been a year shaped by both loss and connection... What I’m learning is that [although] loss creates grief,... connection — such as supportive relationships, community, even brief moments of kindness — becomes the antidote that helps us heal. Rebuilding connection can be important for our recovery because it gives us an outlet to process pain.

Read: In 2025, I thought a lot about loss and connection

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