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 ...

Until last year, I had never even heard of a grief ritual, so I certainly didn’t know what one was. But I was tossed into the ocean of grief when my father passed away after a long illness. I was lost ...

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 ...

Typically, we experience grief as a reaction to loss. But sometimes it crops up before a life transition or a death that ...

There is no clear timeline for grief, but our attachment to the unborn baby, mixed feelings about the pregnancy, and ...

But for many new moms, that familiar comfort isn’t there. A mother’s presence during early parenthood offers both practical ...

Grief is an emotional response to loss and can occur with sad events or big changes. Here's how to process grief with the help of a 5-stage framework.

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 ...

Grief is one of the hardest, heaviest feelings to carry. Even the word “grief” feels like a weight, right? And let’s be real it doesn’t magically go away when the funeral’s over or people stop ...

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 ...

Grief is something everyone identifies with. The scientific definition might not emerge at the moment, but everyone can immediately identify with loss on some level. To have had something valuable in ...