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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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End Well Speakers: It’s Time to Talk About Death and Life

Discover how End Well 2024 inspired open conversations about death, grief, and healing through stories from experts and advocates transforming end-of-life care.
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End-of-Life Planning: Key Steps to Protect Your Wishes and Loved Ones

Learn how to prepare for the future with this guide to creating an advance directive, updating your will, and discussing end-of-life wishes. Key steps for documenting your healthcare and estate decisions.
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The Empty Seat on the Bus: Grief Over the Loss of Future Life

For Margo Fowkes and many other parents who have lost a child, the fall ritual of “Back to School” can be a difficult time as they mourn the loss of a future life, one that their child never had.
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Cremation Vs Burial: A Comparison Guide

Learn how to make an informed decision between cremation and burial. This comprehensive guide covers costs, environmental impact, religious considerations, and personal preferences to help you choose the best option for your loved ones.
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Cremation Meets Cemetery: 3 Ways to Give Ashes a Final Home

The majority of Americans now choose cremation, creating more options beyond caskets and headstones, mixing the affordability and flexibility of cremation with the permanence a cemetery offers.
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Cremation Jewelry: a Growing Trend to Memorialize Loved Ones

Losing a loved one is never easy, but their memory lives on. Some families choose to transform ashes (also known as cremated remains or “cremains”) into wearable art to keep their loved one's memory close.
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Cremation Fireworks a Popular Idea But Hard to Find

Discover the rising trend of cremation fireworks as a unique memorial option: Why they're popular, where you can find providers, and what they cost.
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Creative, Affordable Alternatives to Traditional Funerals

Learn practical tips for planning a unique and affordable funeral or memorial, from DIY ideas to nontraditional venues, to honor your loved one on a budget.
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Could Artificial Intelligence Let You ‘Talk’ to the Dead?

Explore how AI is transforming memorialization with chatbots and avatars that let you ‘talk’ to loved ones who’ve passed.
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Coping with Grief and Loneliness After Loss

Learn how to cope with grief, loneliness, widowhood, and finding closure after a loss. Find tips for healing, staying connected, and moving forward with hope.
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Coping with Child Loss: Funeral and Grief Support

Discover practical steps for planning a funeral after the death of a child, infant, or stillbirth loss, and explore supportive resources to help with grief and honor their memory.
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Conversations about Death: Real People, Real Talk, Real Help

Our new video series, Conversations About Death, features honest and compassionate discussions with experts in end-of-life care. Watch it on YouTube today.
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