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A Tourist’s Guide to Privacy & Grief

A Tourist’s Guide to Privacy & Grief

When society’s scripted grieving ritual fails to offer comfort

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Crystal Jackson
Oct 25, 2021
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When society’s scripted grieving ritual fails to offer comfort

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Grief catches us when we least expect it. We answer the phone without knowing the news we’ll receive on the other end. We walk into rooms never expecting what we’ll be told. Loss comes for us, and there is no place to hide.

My first instinct in every major loss ha…

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