Stages: Grief Support

Grief doesn't follow a schedule. It arrives in waves: at 2am, in the middle of a workday, on what should have been a good day.
Stages was built for those moments. When grief overwhelms you and you need someone who truly understands - not because they read about it, but because they lived it.
Stages connects you anonymously with peers who get it, based on your loss, your grief stage, and what you're going through. No therapists, no algorithms pushing engagement, no pressure. Just real people helping real people.
What you can do on Stages:

Match anonymously with others based on your specific loss, grief stage, and how it happened
Have private one-on-one conversations with people who truly understand
Share and connect in community forums with others navigating loss
Journal your thoughts and memories in a private, safe space
Find grief counselors and mental health resources near you

Who Stages is for:
Anyone navigating loss: whether you lost a parent, a child, a sibling, a partner, a friend, or anyone else who mattered to you. Sudden loss, expected loss, complicated grief. Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to carry it alone.
Stages is not a crisis service, therapy platform, or medical provider. If you are in crisis, please contact 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or your local emergency services.
Why Stages exists:
Stages was built by a solo founder in memory of his sister Meredith, killed by a wrong-way driver on I-95 in 2012. She was 17. He built Stages because he needed it and couldn't find it.
Privacy and safety:

Fully anonymous - you choose an alias, never your real name
All messages are screened by AI for crisis language and abusive content
Block and report any user directly from within the app
Delete your account and all data at any time
18+ only

Download Stages free. The more people who join, the better the matches get.