The Parting Stone Editors are compassionate writers dedicated to transforming grief into healing. We share stories from 10,000+ families who've chosen solidified remains, offering empathetic guidance on memorialization and remembrance.
Memorial Services
Find memorial decision support groups and resources for guidance. Connect with others making similar choices and access expert memorial decision support through community and professional networks.
Memorial Services
Navigate memorial contract terms with confidence during grief. Learn key contract elements, protect yourself from hidden costs, and make informed decisions when you're ready.
Grief
Explore what it means when loss shakes your faith. Learn gentle ways to navigate spiritual crisis in grief, honor doubt and questioning, and find meaning or steadiness in your own time.
Grief
Learn why grief can leave you unable to cry or unable to stop. Explore the many ways grief shows up, why both responses are normal, and how to gently care for yourself through emotional extremes.
Grief
Going back to work after loss feels impossible. Practical strategies for managing work responsibilities while actively grieving.
Grief
Grief clouds judgment and decision-making. Learn why major choices should wait and how to handle decisions you cannot avoid during bereavement.
Grief
House falling apart while you grieve? Simple strategies for managing household tasks when everything feels completely overwhelming.
Research
A grief journal is a personal writing practice where bereaved individuals document their emotions, memories, and healing journey through loss. This therapeutic tool enables people to process complex emotions through written expression, creating a private space for honest reflection during one of life's most challenging experiences. Expressive writing
In the News
The Wall Street Journal shares the story behind Parting Stone and founder Justin Crowe, and how grief led to a new approach to remembrance.
Grief
Carrying guilt or regret after loss? These painful feelings are common in grief. Learn why they happen and gentle ways to find peace.
Grief
Feeling angry about your loss? Grief anger is normal and necessary. Learn healthy ways to acknowledge and express these intense feelings.
Grief
Understand why grief can make it hard to breathe and how to soothe overwhelming emotions. Learn gentle coping strategies and supportive insights to help you find calm in the midst of intense loss.