The tattoo on Amari Mead’s inner left arm demands attention. Mead calls it her Butterfly Garden. The artwork includes the ...
I first considered writing this post after being approached by an interviewer about my thoughts on coping with death. At the time, I found the timing to be appropriate, given that I had recently lost ...
Grief is a universal human experience. Yet, modern society increasingly demands that we prioritize productivity over personal ...
By the time we reach our senior years, we've encountered many types of grief. In a new book, author Kate Doerge offers action steps for moving through the grieving process.
In moments of deep grief and sorrow, emotions can feel overwhelming. Losing a loved one or experiencing significant loss shakes the foundation of life, making us vulnerable to the surge of complex ...
When I was a school social worker, a teary-eyed father once came to the school to tell his 4-year-old daughter’s teacher that the child’s mother had been in an accident. He did not speak to his child ...
Losing family members, friendships, a coveted work position, or a romantic relationship is never easy. The impact of the loss can be stressful to manage and heartbreaking, causing one to experience ...
As we inch toward the holidays, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith shares how she's processing grief, a subject at the center of much of... How to process grief during the holidays, according ...
In our society, many people struggle to determine if their grief after a loss is normal. After all, we don’t get to see other people grieve. Most people don’t grieve publicly and often feel they have ...
Days after losing her son in a mysterious incident in Mississippi, Nolan Wells’ mother Christine, opens up about the grieving ...
Jeanie Y. Chang was a standout student growing up in Wilmington, DE. Not solely because of her grades, but because she was one of four Asian kids in her entire K-12 private school, including her ...