Not the Funeral I Wanted
Dr. Doka offers suggestions to help make your memorial meaningful despite feeling empty after saying good-bye to a loved one during this pandemic.
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Latest Magazine Articles
Staying in Touch - Real Touch
Understand our need for physical touch and discover tips for feeding your touch starvation during this time of social distancing.
Forest Bathing: Why Soaking In Nature Can Improve Your Health
Forest bathing is an actual thing, and we’d love for you to try it this fall as a way to connect with your inner self and the world around you.
Sharing Love One Mask at a Time
TAPS Survivor Care Team manager shares her motivation to make masks and how sewing is an important part of her self-care routine.
TAPS In Action
Your TAPS Policy Team is working for you! Stay informed and work with us to protect your earned survivor benefits. Contact us at policy@taps.org.
A Comforting Companion for the Journey
The TAPS Peer Mentor program can offer you the opportunity to make a difference or provide strength and encouragement as you cope with loss.
Grandma's Garden of Life
TAPS Outdoors Manager shares lessons learned from her grandmother and how even in her death she made life’s blooms brighter and fuller.
A Second Chance and a Family Healed
A TAPS survivor shares how going to the Montana Men's Retreat helped him take a burden from his shoulders and his heart as well as heal his family.
Good vs. Bad Pain
Pain can be a valuable teacher. But as much as we may learn from it, we may also feel compelled to avoid it.
Loving Again After the Loss of an Intimate Partner
Finding love again after the death of an intimate partner can be a joyous experience for those who are ready.
20 Years of TEAM TAPS
This twenty-year journey is a story filled with passion, determination, reverence, love and a happenstance or two thrown in along the way.
Where the Music Began: The Inspiring Stories Behind Love Lives On
"Love Lives On" album is a reminder of the guardians of our freedom and a reminder that the family also serves. Ten stories, ten families. Voices united.