Grief

Kait Granger started documenting her grief on TikTok through her series, “Let’s Not Rot,” because she needed to make purpose out of her mother’s murder. Over a year later, Granger’s vulnerability has encouraged her more than 300,000 followers through their own experiences with grief.

After losing her grandson, Peggy Winckowski fostered community among his friends.

STLPR politics editor Fred Ehrlich stopped “St. Louis on the Air” audio engineer Aaron Doerr in the hallway a few weeks ago. Aaron’s beloved dog, Tallis, had recently died.

In 2023, we said goodbye to a number of remarkable people who lived and worked in the St. Louis region.

The shooting one year ago today at Central Visual Performing Arts High School left many students and teachers there and at Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience dealing with immeasurable grief. CVPA artists and alumni have spent the year using art to heal from the fatal shooting.

Keisha Acres and Abbey Kuzcka both lost loved ones in the shooting last year at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. They want people to take the country’s growing mental health crisis more seriously.

Before her death in 2018, Adina Talve-Goodman wrote about living with a heart transplant. A new essay collection preserves her spirit.

In 2022, we said goodbye to a number of remarkable people who lived and worked in the St. Louis region.

The Modern Widows Club has grown to 37 chapters across the U.S., with more than 1,000 members who lost a partner far too young. We discuss how the local chapter is helping its newest members.

Many funeral homes are offering memorial celebrations for family members who were unable to grieve properly last year. For months, funeral homes have had limited seating to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading. That led some families to delay celebrating their loved ones’ lives.