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Issue #35: How to help a friend through grief

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Hi, friends! A reminder that this will be the last Platonic Love issue of 2023. Aja and I are taking a short pause over the holidays to rest, recharge, and plan for next year. But first, we’re really proud to share today’s issue… A newsletter by friends, for friends. Thanks for your support! Written by Aliza Sir. Edited by Aja Frost. Nearly two years ago, my best friend Margie lost her sister-in-law — an exceedingly special person in many of our lives — to glioblastoma. I’m proud of some of the ways I showed up during that time (flying home for Tallu’s funeral, calling regularly and organizing friends to check in) — yet there are other moments and conversations where I fell short — and when I remember them now, leave me sad or embarrassed. I’d never faced a loss like Margie’s before — I still haven’t — and without personal experience to guide me, I’ve had to rely on trial and error. There have been times when a friend experienced a loss, or a devastating diagnosis, and I was terrified:

Issue #35: How to help a friend through grief The things we wish we'd known sooner Platonic Love , Aliza Sir , and Aja Frost Dec 21, 2023 276 39 36 Share Hi, friends! A reminder that this will be the last Platonic Love issue of 2023. Aja and I are taking a short pause over the holidays to rest, recharge, and plan for next year. But first, we’re really proud to share today’s issue… The faces behind Platonic Love A newsletter by friends, for friends. Thanks for your support! Subscribe Written by Aliza Sir . Edited by Aja Frost . Nearly two years ago, my best friend Margie lost her sister-in-law

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