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What do other people wish for?
Millions of miles away, I found out...
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Catriona Innes

September 2024

Life lessons from hospital corridors...
How can we cope when we never know what's coming next?
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When you can't write...
Trying to find my voice again in an entirely new (forced) way...
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July 2024

Has grief made me into a people pleaser?
How has your grief impacted your relationships?
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June 2024

When people assume you have a mother
A guest post from Kezia Rice... and some memories from my university days
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39 years down... and this is what I've learned...
Some reflections and life lessons, on my birthday... (plus two poems and some strange tips)
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When Father's Day is hard
Two writers share their memories of the men they lost
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'It's not about dying, it's about stopping suffering'
How would a change in the UK's assisted dying laws impact the way we grieve? The relatives of Dan Tuckley, who chose to go to Switzerland after…
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Catriona Innes

May 2024

How I write a feature...
Some advice on writing long-read features (I'm Cosmopolitan's Commissioning Director)
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Why do we tell people to 'get over' something as precious as a human life?
I spoke to Lotte Bowser about her beautiful memoir, which shares her story of losing her fiancé Ben, at just 36-years-old...
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You don't always have to 'make the chilli'...
How one popular grief sentiment derailed me...
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April 2024

When it comes to have children, I don't think I'll ever be sure...
Why do we demand surety in the biggest of life decisions?
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