I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.   ~ George Eliot A reader writes:  I have been told several times by people to ...

A knowledge that another has felt as we have felt, and seen things not much otherwise than we have seen them, will continue to the end to be...

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We...

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.   ~ Mary Ellen Chase Helping children understand death—and the powerful emotions th...

Simply touching a difficult memory with some slight willingness to heal begins to soften the holding and tension around it.   ~ Stephen Levi...

 Saying that I was experiencing “anticipatory grief” would not have come close to capturing all the nuances and struggles, unique for me, as...

God teach us by Moments, we only know it as Accidents   ~ Dyota Narotama A reader writes:   Two weeks ago my nephew was involved in a terrib...

When working with families and friends of people who have been murdered I find that the operative verb is never died but was killed . . . Be...

Heavy use of drugs or alcohol can intensify the experience of grief and depression and impair the bereavement process. ~ J. William Worden...

Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.   ~ C.H. Spurgeon A reader writes: I am trying ...