The Year Everyone Around Me Started Dying

There comes a year when the losses stop being exceptions and start being the new normal. This is a direct, unsentimental guide to grief when your own generation starts leaving — and how to keep living while you're still here.

• Why grief at this stage feels different from earlier losses
• The practical stuff nobody tells you: admin, notifications, and awkward condolences
• How to support a friend who's just lost someone — without saying the wrong thing
• What to do with the fear that you're next
• A simple ritual for carrying people forward without getting stuck