Key points

Grief alters our internal landscape, sometimes leaving us strangers to ourselves.

Connection, though imperfect and sometimes delayed, remains the most powerful antidote to grief and despair.

Despair is inescapable—yet confronting it can deepen our resilience and capacity for growth.

In 1982, The Last Unicorn introduced audiences to a mythical creature who learns what it means to experience human emotions, to long, and to live with the burden of grief . More than 40 years later, in 2025, this story feels like an uncannily relevant mirror to our collective condition. We have endured global upheavals, private losses, and waves of despair that leave many of us searching for meaning and connection. What does a unicorn’s journey have to teach us now about grief, despair, and t

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