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Ten Most Popular Stories of 2025
Discover the top ten Altogether articles readers loved most in 2025. From guidance on coping with loss to practical planning tips, these stories brought comfort, clarity, and connection.
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Managing Funeral Costs While Honoring Wishes
Explore our guide to planning meaningful funerals without the financial strain. From eco-friendly memorials to living funerals, discover how to celebrate your loved one’s life affordably. Get tips on budget-friendly tributes, meaningful celebrations, and navigating essential conversations about end-of-life wishes.
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Managing Anger in the Midst of Grief
One of the most common yet unexpected reactions to grief is anger.
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Love Lost: When Is It Time to Move On?
Loneliness often raises questions about whether it is possible, or even advisable, to move forward and find another partner. This decision is highly personal and unique to each individual's grief journey.
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Livestreams to Legacy Tech, How to Plan a Virtual Funeral
Discover 12 thoughtful ways to plan a virtual funeral. Learn how livestreams, memorial videos, and digital keepsakes can help you honor a loved one from anywhere.
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Lighting a Candle in Memory of Someone Who Has Died
Learn about the significance of lighting a candle to honor someone who has passed away, including religious traditions and tributes to Veterans and first responders.
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Life Insurance Hacks: 7 Tips to Save Big and Still Get Maximum Coverage
Learn 7 expert tips to save money on life insurance without sacrificing coverage. Find out how to get the best deal while protecting your loved ones.
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‘Til Death Do Us Part: Life After Losing Your Spouse
Losing a spouse is an intensely emotional experience. Although logically, we know that lives come to an end, facing reality feels overwhelming.
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Living Loud, Exiting Proud: The LGBTQ+ Blueprint for End-of-Life Planning
While everyone should make an end-of-life plan, if you are a member of the LGBQT+ community, those health care and funeral decisions may be even more critical to make ahead of time in order to ensure you receive the ending that represents you most authentically.
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The Lessons From Celebrities Who Died in 2024
Meta description: Discover inspiring life lessons from celebrities we lost in 2024. Their resilience, humor, and wisdom remind us to embrace joy, gratitude, and purpose every day.
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‘Last Words’ Project Turns Letters Into Song
Crystal Meneses wears many hats. She’s a death doula, a chaplain for a local hospice organization, a music therapist, a death cafe facilitator, a grief counselor, a volunteer for several charities, and a transport worker for a mortuary.
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Last Rites: Meaning, Purpose, and What to Expect
Discover the meaning and purpose of Last Rites in Catholicism, including the sacraments involved, their spiritual significance, and how to arrange them for a loved one.
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Know the Lingo: Demystifying 7 Funeral Words and Phrases
Anyone who has found themselves in the position of having to make funeral arrangements for someone else or planning their own end-of-life care...
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