New Year's Remembering the Love
You don’t necessarily get over it, you get through it. You carry this experience forward into a new year. You do not enter into this uncharted territory alone.
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Latest Magazine Articles
Thank You for Supporting Our Mission in 2022
We wanted to share just a few of the hundreds of events hosted for TAPS by our TAPS Families This year.
Finding My Winter Wellness
Having moments of mindfulness, caring for oneself, being grateful, allowing things to just be even for a moment at a time can have lasting impacts.
Healing Your Holiday Grief
You can find continued meaning in the holidays and in life. You can continue to live and love fully. You must grieve but you can also celebrate.
Men Share Their Holiday Grief Journeys With TAPS
Our TAPS Men’s Program participants can attest that the stoicism can be pulled off for a time, but keeping it up as the days march on takes a toll.
"Sweet" Holiday Memories
Surviving daughter shares her Christmas Cracker Candy recipe which reminds her of special memories growing up in a military community.
Klinger’s Korner: Kids, Grief, and the Holidays
Get tips to help our children and teenagers traverse the holiday celebrations while also reconciling their feelings of grief.
Re-Creating Holiday Traditions
Consider these ideas for reducing stress and easing the pain of grieving a loved one this holiday season.
Five Years into the After: A Letter to Owen
Surviving sister remembers and honors her brother in this loving letter to her brother.
Klinger’s Korner: Model & Teach Healthy Coping
One of the ways we can help our children after loss is to give them tools to cope with the thoughts and emotions that accompany grief.