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When tracking environmental loss becomes a grief ritual

I keep a list of extinct species on my phone and read it like a prayer for the dead even though it makes me feel worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The human need to honor loss can manifest in self-destructive memorial practices that provide meaning while amplifying pain.

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“Where Are You with Environmental grief?”

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