It’s common to experience sadness, anger, and anxiety linked to the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. But there are strategies that can help.

I’ve lost six of the people closest to me: three parents, two sisters, and my teenage daughter. That means 12 times a year, I’m observing/celebrating/honoring one of their birthdays or deathdays. That ...

Menopause involves lots of change, so it’s natural if you feel grief around this process. Taking care of yourself physically, seeking support, and reconsidering your perceptions of menopause might ...

Working through both big and little grief events with a child and alone is a major take away. Source: Jeremy Thomas | Unsplash Over the last couple of years, the mental health of children has been ...

Remember, the goal of grieving isn't to forget, but to learn how to live with the absence. Missing someone deeply doesn't mean you're not moving forward; on the contrary, it means you loved profoundly ...

“Pet loss grief is considered a ‘disenfranchised grief,’ which means it’s a type of grief that’s not widely acknowledged or ...

Grief affects the mind, body, emotions, nervous system and even deeply held beliefs – a reality many only grasp once loss arrives.

Meghan Riordan Jarvis, who specializes in grief and loss, shares her favorite books for different kinds of grief, for readers of all ages I grew up in a house filled with books and book-lovers. My ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The death of 12-year-old Juan Acevedo has been devastating to his family, this community, and schoolmates at Larkspur Middle School. But among the challenges faced when a ...

When someone we care about loses a loved one, it’s natural to want to ease their pain—but many of us feel unsure of what to say or how to help. Grief is deeply personal, often unpredictable, and ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can ...

Physically, grief floods the body with stress hormones, leading to insomnia, fatigue, aches, heaviness and chest tightness. After losing someone close, studies suggest a brief increase in mortality ...