Above all, show your love. Show up. Say something. Do something. Be willing to stand beside the gaping hole that has opened in your friend’s...

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 ...

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...

When deciding whether your child should attend a funeral or  memorial service , age is not the most important consideration. Your child is p...

All we animal lovers ever want is to do the best for our animal. When it comes to dying, what is best can be more complex than euthanizing. ...

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs.   ~ Leo Tolstoy For those who en...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed: [T]hat a man might actually feel a profound emotional connection to his unborn child as it ...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed this week: When I count the blessings in my life, I find that what I value most are the trea...

Guilt is the source of sorrows, the avenging fiend that follows us behind with whips and stings.   ~ Nicholas Rowe Guilt is a normal respons...

Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their gr...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed this week:   Yes, it is normal to feel crazy after a shattering loss. What I invite you to c...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X feed  this week:  According to research from national bereavement charity Sue Ryder, gardening a...

Rusty Rosman spent years helping her parents and her in-laws as they aged. Over the years, Rusty saw many of their friends and their familie...

A reader writes: I’m not really sure how to explain how I feel after losing my ex-spouse a month ago—especially since he died the same day ...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X stream  this week: When a loved one dies, “things” are no longer “just things.” In everyday life...

Above all, show your love. Show up. Say something. Do something. Be willing to stand beside the gaping hole that has opened in your friend’s...

You never really stop missing someone — you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence. ~ Alyson Noel A reader writes:...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: "I found it in my 35 mm camera -- an almost complete roll of film....

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: People in acute grief are especially vulnerable and may be very private...

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week: Everyone's grief is different. Good intentions don't necessarily...