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Living With Loss Without Living in Grief

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Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met.   ~ Unknown A reader writes: It's been a week since ...

Keeping Their Ashes Close: Finding Comfort in Personal Remembrance

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The kind of "blind obedience" once theologized as the ultimate step to holiness, is itself blind. It blinds a person to the insigh...

When Does Grieving End?

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Grief comes in three stages: the beginning, the middle, and the rest of your life.   ~ Candace Lightner A reader writes:  I have been readin...

When You've Lost Both Parents: Coping With Anger, Despair and Grief

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At midnight, even bad days come to an end.   ~ Ms Moem A reader writes: I lost both my parents and it sucks. My father died before I even g...

Grief Has No Sexual Orientation

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt A reader writes:  My heart is breaking. My partner died some tim...

Supporting a Grieving Partner While Mourning Your Own Loss

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If you want to support others you have to stay upright yourself.   ~ Peter Hoeg A reader writes: I am at a loss with things right now and I...

Keeping the Secret of a Terminal Prognosis: Finding the Courage to Tell Those You Love

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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.   ~ George Orwell in 1984 A reader writes:  I am married and the mother ...

From Caregiver to Widower: Coping With the Death of a Beloved Wife

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Accepting help is its own kind of strength.   ~ Kiera Cass A reader writes: My wife passed away in hospice five weeks ago. Since then, I...

The Second Year of Grief: Why It Can Hurt Even More

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Sometimes the first anniversary of his death is one of peace when we realize that we managed to survive the worst year of our life, but then...

When Grief Comes Without Tears

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Tears have a wisdom all their own. They come when a person has relaxed enough to let go to work through his sorrow. They are the natural ble...