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The Pizza Aisle Stage of Grief

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Beth finds something unexpected in the frozen pizza aisle.

Tags Loss Food Addiction Romantic relationship Guilt Death Mental health Adversity Anger Serious Moving Sad Bittersweet Wistful Regretful Nostalgic Hopeful Inspiring

Storyteller

Beth Bradley

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Original Air Date

February 12, 2021

Recorded Date

February 15, 2019

“I've spent a lot of time in the past year thinking about grief, being in grief, studying grief, but this pizza aisle crying stage of grief feels like one I didn't read about.”

Photo by Jessica Taves
Beth Bradley

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