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Mary Todd Lincoln: A Bereaved Parent's Nightmare

When I think of bereaved parents, sometimes I think of Mary Todd Lincoln. Having read several books about Abraham Lincoln’s life and...

When the Dying Belongs to All of Us

It is April 2018, and Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, is dying. When the world anticipates the death of a...

Unlikeable Me

I recently finished reading a book called The World Without You, which is a novel by Joshua Henckin (Vintage Contemporaries, 2013). It is...

Two Fathers; Two Sons

Two men. Two fathers. Each had a precious son in his early twenties. Had. Each son is now dead. Each man has more sorrow than he ever...

Grief is Like... an Old Pair of Jeans

I like to share with other bereaved people different ways to think about their grief. One way to look at grief is to compare it with a...

Finding Hope for Continuing to Live

In my work as a bereavement facilitator trainer, I have the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting and loving people who have a real...