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, ...

In moments of deep grief and sorrow, emotions can feel overwhelming. Losing a loved one or experiencing significant loss shakes the foundation of life, making us vulnerable to the surge of complex ...

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, ...

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 ...

I’ve become keenly aware of the dual process model of grief lately. This model involves oscillation between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented responses to grief. Sometimes a griever feels the ...

Part of the joys of parenthood include seeing your children experience their many firsts — first steps, first birthdays, first days of school and so forth. But, the “firsts” aren’t always joyful. The ...

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 ...

In my last two posts, I have written about death and ways in which you can deal with it using the skills and the attitudes of resilience. We discussed the importance of not avoiding your feelings and ...

Man experiencing gray divorce grieving. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels John Bowlby, the developer of attachment theory, said, "There are few blows to the human spirit so great as the loss of someone near ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Instagram/mrs.brazil_28 When fourth grade teacher Ryan Brazil placed a glass vase on her classroom desk, her students didn ...