“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 ...

Grief clichés create pressure, guilt and loneliness; True understanding shows there are no fixed timelines or right ways, ...

But grief doesn’t follow a set script, and just because someone’s not openly mourning doesn’t mean they aren’t feeling the ...

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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 ...

Some things in life just go together like the dropped ice cream on the ground and a toddler’s cry or a young son’s first goodbye and a mother’s tears. When the first one occurs, it is followed by the ...

Invisible and ambiguous grief is increasingly discussed in mental health care, particularly when losses lack clear ...

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 ...