Ultimately it is [the] identification, validation, and exploration of their pattern of grief or adaptive grieving styles that grieving indiv...

Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister?   ~ Alice Walker When a young life is lost, the grief ripples outward in wa...

The scars of abandonment linger, revealed in the fear of closeness, the craving for validation, and the haunting echo of 'I’m not enough...

  . . . just as speech is invention about objects and ideas, so myth is invention about truth.   ~ Humphrey Carpenter Loss is a fact of life...

When it hurts to stand still next to someone and the only thing you have in common is the past, sometimes the best thing you can do for each...

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and be understood.   ~ Seneca A reader writes:  I am hoping you can ...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed:     Since he began specializing in grief counseling after becoming a licensed Mental Health...

There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.  ~ Ben Harper A reader writes:   My girlfriend and I got pregnant about tw...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X feed  this week: Whether it’s the diagnosis of an advanced cancer or a non-malignant condition s...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X feed  this week: Megan Roantree lost both her dad and her best friend Shauna in her teens, now s...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X feed  this week: Normal grief is a process that varies from person to person.  Prolonged Grief D...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: Grief is not exclusive to death; other losses occur more often througho...

[Reviewed and updated November 12, 2024 ] There is something about losing your mother that is permanent and inexpressible- a wound that will...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: Loss during a pandemic can be complicated, especially when people haven...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week:   When compared with every other human group with whom grievers typical...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: Following a stroke, it’s normal for both survivors and those who love t...

Find an updated version of this post here: Abortion Leads to Partner's Silent, Disenfranchised Grief A reader writes:   My girlfriend...

[Reviewed and updated May 19, 2020 ] My grief lies all within, and these external manners of lament are merely shadows to the unseen gr...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: Honored that Grief Healing is named Best Monitored Discussion Gro...

[Reviewed and updated March 29, 2026 ] Every society has conventions about grieving – rules that define for whom, how, for what, and fo...