Allowing the Pain of Grief to Take Its Time Loss is part of life. Losing a loved one sets off the experience of grief in different ways for each person, and honoring that individua...

Suicide Leaves Friend Dealing with Grief Sculptor Hanno Ahrens was a big man with a huge personality. He created big works of art. He bought a big piece of property in the northeas...

I have been thinking about grief a lot lately, especially after the horrific massacre of 49 people in Orlando last Sunday. I think about their loved ones left behind trying to make...

A serious illness or loss of a pet can be as psychologically devastating as that of a person. Many people go through the same range of emotions and grief process when a pet dies as...

Infertility and Loss As small children we role play as adults. We are explorers, teachers, doctors, police officers, presidents. Most often we are mommies and daddies. Children are...

“With ambiguous loss, there is no closure; the challenge is to learn how to live with ambiguity.”  --Pauline Boss, Ph.D. Ambiguous Loss: Dementia and Alzheimer's Pauline Boss ...

Five Stages of Mourning When people think of grief and loss what most typically comes to mind is loss related to death and dying. It is generally understood that it takes a certain...