Death is a sheltered experience in our dominant culture, and many shy away from doing anything so as to avoid doing the ...

I lost my mom 19 years ago. Well, actually, it all started 15 years before that when she was diagnosed, at age 49, with Alzheimer's disease. Those years were torturous. Diagnosis of this hideous ...

Grief isn't always tied to a grave. Sometimes, the people we mourn are still walking this earth, breathing the same air as us, yet unreachable—thanks to the tangled webs of time, circumstance, or ...

A preschooler's loss resurfaces differently as a teenager, and adults must understand that grief evolves over years, ...

Grief doesn’t move in straight lines. Understanding common psychological models can help you recognize where you are, and why ...

Grief is the response to a loss, particularly the loss of a loved one and sets in when death strikes. The process is associated with negative emotions such as sadness, anger or sorrow. In her book, ...

Mother of teenager who died in Swiss bar fire says he ‘has now left to party in paradise’ - A Mass was held Sunday for ...

“Loss is never easy, but learning about the normal, necessary process of grief and mourning can help. Everyone grieves and mourns differently, but there are six steps that we all must encounter.” The ...

For much of the early twentieth century, grief was framed as a process of detachment. Healing meant “letting go,” “moving on, ...

Joan Didion, author of "The Year of Magical Thinking," speaks at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California in February, 1977. Grief is a profound and complicated experience. The process of grief ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...