A decade later, she spoke to me about her grief in metaphors, as something ongoing rather than completed, a process that had shifted shape over time but had not ended. Ella’s experience is not unusual ...

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“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 ...

When a family grieves a loss, a barrage of different emotions, reactions, and coping mechanisms will emerge, likely at different paces. The process of grief may include shutting down, crying, sleeping ...

You’ve probably heard someone say, “I’m in the grieving process,” or talk about a friend who has just experienced a loss and is “in the grieving process.” We’d guess that you probably accepted that ...

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 ...

Cancer has touched the lives of so many, especially, in the Jewish community. Author Jason B. Rosenthal knows firsthand the life-long impacts of cancer. He lost his wife, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, to ...

Teens may experience grief differently than adults and younger children. Knowing how to cope with grief in healthy ways can provide you with helpful resources for processing this complex, and at times ...

My wife died ten months ago. In another two months, I will have a new mental disorder: “Prolonged Grief Disorder.” ...

Grief is often described as something to be overcome; a hurdle to clear before life can return to normal. But according to Louis A. Gamino, a board-certified clinical psychologist with Baylor Scott & ...