Death is a sheltered experience in our dominant culture, and many shy away from doing anything so as to avoid doing the ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The death of 12-year-old Juan Acevedo has been devastating to his family, this community, and schoolmates at Larkspur Middle School. But among the challenges faced when a ...
Grief doesn’t move in straight lines. Understanding common psychological models can help you recognize where you are, and why ...
According to Lockett, more Black families are honoring loved ones through cremation or celebration-of-life ceremonies rather ...
In September, my mom died after a short battle with colon cancer. She was 83 and lived a full life in which she had a fulfilling career in education, traveled the world visiting 100-plus countries, ...
As we inch toward the holidays, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith shares how she's processing grief, a subject at the center of much of... How to process grief during the holidays, according ...
The moment loss enters our lives, it changes everything. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a career setback, or another significant change, grief arrives uninvited and ...
In a 2017 study of 771 bereaved that were 55 or older, around 25% of participants still experienced “persistent” grief after ...
Here, a doctor offers three tips for navigating the experience of physician grief, which anyone with an emotionally taxing job can use. My experience working as a physician has been is bittersweet: ...
Grief is something everyone identifies with. The scientific definition might not emerge at the moment, but everyone can immediately identify with loss on some level. To have had something valuable in ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the aftermath of catastrophic floods in Central Texas over Independence Day weekend, some mental health professionals said they are inundated with requests from families seeking ...
The tragic loss of pop singer Liam Payne has caused a wave of grief among his fanbase. Payne, 31, one of five members of the British boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday after falling from his ...