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The Grief Letters with Claire

I help people meet their grief so that living alongside it feels possible and even beautiful.

Newsletter · By Claire Brakel Packer · Official site

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    The Grief Letters with Claire: September 2026 (opens the original)

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    Hello Dear Ones,Welcome to the September 2026 issue of The Grief Letters with Claire. Thanks for being here.In Ask Grief, we’re asked to consider letting lost time be lost. In Journal Prompts, you’re invited to be with what you know now that you didn’t know then. This month’s Grief Resource is a song exactly on this theme. And finally, an ongoing Grief Offering in my monthly, donation-based group grief gatherings. Details below and here.Th

  2. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    The Grief Letters with Claire: August 2026 (opens the original)

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    Hello Dear Ones,Welcome to the August 2026 issue of The Grief Letters with Claire. Thanks for being here.In Ask Grief, we hear about holding, and setting down, the searing pain of heartbreak. In Journal Prompts, you’re invited to be with what’s also true. This month’s Grief Resource is some beautiful art about living alongside the storm. And finally, an ongoing Grief Offering in my monthly, donation-based group grief gatherings. Details below and here.

  3. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    The Grief Letters with Claire: July 2026 (opens the original)

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    Hello Dear Ones,Welcome to the July 2026 issue of The Grief Letters with Claire. Thanks for being here.This month marked 40 years on this good Earth for me. Read on to hear how I welcomed both grief and gratitude into a quiet but soulful celebration. Later on, in Journal Prompts, you’re invited to be with your own season of life. This month’s Grief Resource is my midlife playlist (plus a bonus poem!). And finally, an ongoing Grief Offering in my monthly, donation-based group grief gatherings. De

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