Over the course of 6 weeks when she was just 24, both of Cynthia Whipple's parents died, leaving her reeling and without a sense of home or family. We talk about what it's like to be grieving in your early 20's, the ways grief influences parenting, and how this experience inspired Cynthia's determination to create her own family.    Resources we mention in our conversation: Cynthia's essay on the site Option B.   Cara Blevin's empowHER organization for grieving girls   HBO's The Conversation - Stories That Matter Video conversation about mother loss.