Part 1 of a reflective series inspired by Netflix’s “The Crash” Netflix's The Crash documents the aftermath of a highly publicized tragedy involving adolescent relationships, loss, legal accountability, and the deaths of two young men. The documentary has generated intense public reactions surrounding mental health, parenting, blame, grief, and meaning-making after irreversible rupture. As I watched, I found myself reflecting less on the legal conclusions themselves and more on the invisible...

Spoiler alert for Episode 9 of the Testaments Watching Episode 9 of The Testaments was incredibly difficult for me to sit with, and I have been reflecting on why. From the very beginning of The Handmaid's Tale, viewers have witnessed profound death and non-death grief: the loss of safety, familiarity, bodily autonomy, innocence, identity, motherhood, connection, and imagined futures. We have watched people lose not only one another, but pieces of themselves; yet, this episode felt different....

Spoiler warning ahead Hamnet was a major presence this film awards season, with Jessie Buckley winning the 2026 Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare. After watching it, not only did I find myself with tears streaming down my face, I found myself thinking deeply about grief and how powerfully the story reflects the Transcending Model of Grief and Loss (TMGL). What stood out to me most is that Hamnet does not portray grief as neat, linear, or easily resolved. It shows...