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Michelle Desmond

I am a corporate leader turned thanatologist (expert in dying, death, and grief of all types). I come to this work with deep personal experiences of loss. I’m passionate about making a difference in the modern experience of grief and death.

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Latest Issues

Why Do You Have So Many Animals?

I somehow find myself with a lot of animals. For six years, I have had two dogs and a cat. This was never my intention, but as I reflect on it grief has had a big role in me ending up in this menagerie of a situation! And my responsibilitie...

15 days ago
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The Grief Nobody Names: Your Kid is Going to College

This week I had the opportunity to spend some time with parents to talk about something that they have likely suspected but didn’t have a name for - their grief at the departure of their kids for college.

When I left my corporate career t...

a month ago
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Grief on vacation?

I’m in the midst of Jennifer Garner’s new series, “The Five Star Weekend” based on Elin Hildebrand’s 2023 book. It dropped this week on Peacock, and I went looking for it not even realizing it is VERY grief-y. It was all over my feed, seemi...

2 months ago
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What books should I read about grief?

Yesterday was my late husband’s birthday. If you keep up with my work, you’ll know a few things. One is that milestones can be challenging, no matter how far out from a loss. They also aren’t necessarily devastating. Feeling emotion on thos...

2 months ago
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Why I can’t shut up about “All There Is”

People often ask me, “Isn’t the work you do [depressing/draining/hard]? The answer is always, genuinely no - not really. Yes, of course death and grief are incredibly sad and grueling and painful. However, I am fortunate in that I am so dri...

3 months ago
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    A corporate executive turned thanatologist (expert in dying, death, and grief of all types), I come to this work with deep personal experiences of loss. These are my thoughts on grief and death in our culture, communities, workplaces, and more.

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