[Reviewed and updated March 24, 2025 ] It is not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it.  ~ Lena Horne A reader writes: H...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: Talk of death is often avoided around children, unless the loss must be...

A sibling may be the keeper of one’s identity, the only person with the keys to one’s unfettered, more fundamental self.  ~ Marian Sandmaier...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: The grief of chronic illness extends beyond grief over the loss of our ...

When it seems that our sorrow is too great to be borne, let us think of the great family of the heavy-hearted into which our grief has given...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: Talking to children about death can be challenging. Memorials of Distin...

It is no coincidence that both birds and angels have wings.  ~ Anonymous A reader writes:  My 15 year-old autism spectrum disorder son and h...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: We hold on to love while we can, but sometimes letting someone go is th...

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they bec...

Best selections from  Grief Healing's Twitter stream  this week: We call them unspeakable losses because we do not have the vocabulary t...