How do you show up for your people when they've grieving, dealing with loss, and/or just generally going through a really shitty time? What a genuine joy it was to talk about this with Nora McInerny, whose podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking you obviously know (right?). And first: some JIC gifts.

In case of emergency gifts for grown-ups: consumables (candles, condiments, beauty products!). For babies: Lewis swaddles and Sophies. For kids: Twee chalk, Sunprint Kits, and Omy coloring posters.

Dig into everything Nora McInerny puts out into the world, including the tremendous podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and her books It's Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too), No Happy Endings, and Hot Young Widows Club (and created a Facebook grief support group of the same name).

The NYT piece on the sex educator Justine Ang Fonte and the platinum rule.

The Ring Theory, which we really buy into and talk about a lot!

A Kids Book about Empathy...that's potentially useful for adults, too.

Friends, this TikTok series from Carly Aquilino on Y2K fashion.

We really want to hear your friend-supporting thoughts. Share them at @athingortwohq, [email protected], and 833-632-5463.

So much more where this came from at Secret Menu.

Download the *free* Zocdoc app and schedule a doctor's appointment you've been putting off.

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