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

[Updated January 18, 2026 ] Self-care is how you take your power back. ~ Lalah Delia When someone dearly loved has died, we grieve not only...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed this month: Grief is a universal experience that touches everyone—from kids to adults. And f...

I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.  ~ Eckhart Tolle  A reader writes:   My beautiful lilac-point Siamese passed away...

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

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. ...

The human organism knows how to heal itself, once it knows its symptoms are normal.   ~ Gail Sheey, in  New Passages Reaching out to others ...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed this month: For someone like Emilie, who has let millions into her life online, there's ...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed: The end of a caregiving journey brings a complex mix of emotions that can feel overwhelming...

The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, in  Quo...

There is such a thing as having too much of a good thing.  ~  Michelle Gomez A reader writes:   In my opinion there are just too many people...

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...

Apologies aren't meant to change the past; they are meant to change the future.  ~ Kevin Hancock A reader writes: I have been doing so...

A danger foreseen is half avoided. ~ Thomas Fuller Prevent Tragic Accidents: Put Reminder Stickers on Your Washer and Dryer! This past March...

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed this week:  Cody Delistray wanted to get good at grief. After his mother died of melanoma wh...

There are] two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.   ~ Edwin Arlington R...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X feed  this week:  The disorienting nature of grief can create a sense of duality in our reality....

Best selections from  Grief Healing's X feed  this week:  Patrick passed away less than two weeks before his 21st birthday. He even had ...

The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be.    ~ Konrad Lorenz A reader writes:   I  know this is seemingly wei...

I question whether experiences of such severe loss can be quantified and compared.  Loss is loss, whatever the circumstances.  All losses ar...