We all want to be there for a friend or loved one who is reeling from a loss. But what can we say to help them feel better? Should we say anything at all? It's a familiar debate we've all had, and one ...
The holiday season can be difficult for those grieving loved ones. HopeWest, a local organization that specializes in helping ...
Research shows someone takes their life every 40 seconds. Each person who’s fallen victim to suicide has a different story, ...
Grief is an emotional response to loss and can occur with sad events or big changes. Here's how to process grief with the ...
Jul. 20—(Family Features) When someone you know loses a loved one, finding the right words can be difficult. A bit of compassion goes a long way and knowing the right thing to say matters. According ...
Rio Richards shares advice for both grievers and their loved ones ahead of the holiday Getty Rio Richards, a licensed therapist, started posting on Instagram after her dad died in order to connect ...
Brent was a psychologist who specialized in grief, and we were trained to support others through suffering. Yet nothing could prepare me for my own loss. Research and personal experience have shown me ...
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 ...
Grief does not always begin after death. For many families facing dementia, terminal illness, or a slow decline, it arrives before the final goodbye—quietly, persistently, and often without ...
Typically, we experience grief as a reaction to loss. But sometimes it crops up before a life transition or a death that ...
For the first six months of 2016, I was living back home in Miles City for the first time since graduating from high school in 2008. A highlight of these months were the many times I was stopped by ...