Loss is an inevitable part of life. Often, we think grief only pertains to the death of a loved one, but that isn’t always the case. When you google "define grief," the first definition from the ...
When it comes to grief, no two experiences are alike. There’s no roadmap for navigating complex feelings and emotions, and how you respond to an upsetting situation varies on the circumstance.
When my mother was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, it was the most difficult time of my life. Not only was I dealing with her care, but I was anticipating her slow, inevitable decline and death. I ...
I was recently rereading some of what Irwin Sandler and his colleagues at the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University have written about helping grieving children. They suggested that ...
There’s no roadmap for navigating grief when you lose someone you care about. It’s a deeply painful and complicated process that we all handle in our own ways. It’s also an unavoidable part of life ...
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The Lessons of Grief

Grief is ugly. It is raw, relentless, and merciless. It does not come gently or leave quietly. Grief stormed into my life like a natural disaster, shattering everything I once knew and leaving me with ...