Lindsay Wallace

1 week ago | psyche.co | Lindsay Wallace

The first time I tried to breathe underwater, it almost didn’t work. I was beginning my first descent in open water – scuba-diving parlance for sinking, on purpose, into the sea. I was with a guide and another beginning diver, and as we drifted downward, each of my frenzied inhales was accompanied by a burst of bath-warm water. Growing up, I had been worshipful and wary of the ocean’s vastness, the way it went on forever.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Lindsay Wallace

One time my mom called me by mistake and left a three-minute-long voice message, during which I could hear her calling for help again, and again, and again. It was toward the end of the two years leading up to her death, when she lived in a long-term care facility where the insufficient resources for care made her sicker and the isolation and indignity broke her heart.

Jan 25, 2025 | bbc.co.uk | Lindsay Wallace

People are turning to 'grief apps' to cope with the loss of family and friends. But the new world of death data raises troubling questions. WWhen Nitika's father passed away unexpectedly in 2023, she was a continent away from her support system. She had moved from India to Canada only a year prior, and was the first in her friend group to grapple with the death of a parent. "Living far away from my family and dealing with this massive loss was unbearable.

Jan 24, 2025 | bbc.com | Lindsay Wallace

'This app became my best friend': Mourning is human. New grief apps want to 'optimise' it for youSerenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)People are turning to 'grief apps' to cope with the loss of family and friends. But the new world of death data raises troubling questions. When Nitika's father passed away unexpectedly in 2023, she was a continent away from her support system.

Nov 5, 2024 | time.com | Lindsay Wallace

'Fanatical' documents a catfishing scam that haunted Tegan and Sara for more than a decade.