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Many of us love our pets like they’re little children. For some people, our pets are our children in that we don’t have human children to...

When we were little children, we learned about the four seasons of the year: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Depending on where we...

In everyone’s life, there are incidents that are completely unforgettable. They are so stunning that they mark a before and an after that...

Labor Day originated as a federal holiday in 1882 to honor working people. Its inception was part of a movement to give people an...

Yoga, acting, and other body movement work can be good for grief, especially griefs that stem from traumatic experiences. Some...

I’ve had many opportunities to support bereaved parents, who suffer greatly from the unnatural losses of their children. Sometimes their...

There are times in our lives when we strongly feel the deaths of others around us, the deaths of people we never knew but of whom we...

As Dr. Francis Weller points out, we also grieve for our world—for the hurt done to others, for unnecessary pain, for war, for human-caused

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...

In my work as a bereavement facilitator trainer, I get to meet a lot of interesting and loving people who have a real passion for working...

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...

Plenty of people are grumping loudly and even protesting violently about the problems we face in the United States. There certainly are...

So, you thought you might try some yoga for your grief? Yoga certainly has benefits for the bereaved. Practicing yoga (and some martial...

Mother's Day is a wonderful time to honor our mothers, those women who brought us into this world or who raised us. It’s a day that can...

Beth reviews the novel, The World Without You by Joshua Henckin through the lens of grief.

Some bereaved people describe their grief as a sense of hopelessness, like the world won’t ever be right or fulfilling again. It can feel...

Grief isn’t something to be gotten over. Even though our culture asks us to “get over it,” “move on,” and “find someone (or something)...

Grief is all about love. When someone we love dies or when we otherwise lose someone or something precious to us, we often feel the...

Happy New Year! The new year always brings a sense of anticipation, doesn’t it? Along with the scent of winter and the newness of holiday...