Category: Grief
A Special Kind of Holiday Grief
Estrangement is common. A 2015 study of college students found that 43 percent of participants were estranged from at least one family member (Conti, 2015). […]
Is There a Therapeutic Benefit to After-Death Communication?
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be one of the most challenging experiences we go through as humans. This can be particularly […]
Winter Whispers: Four Ways to Cope with Year-End Grief
This is a time traditionally associated with joy and togetherness. Yet distress and loneliness may consume us during festive seasons, triggered by memories of people […]
Managing Grief During the Most Wonderful Time of Year
Source: cottonbro studio / Pexels The end of the year is a time that is complicated for many people. It can be a time of […]
The Fingerprint of Grief |
It is uncanny that, in an age of much greater psychological sophistication, we still have to remind readers and clients that each individual’s experience is […]
What Anderson Cooper Gets So Right About Grief
The holidays are in full swing, and for many of us, that means grief is rearing its ugly head no matter how hard we try […]
What to Say (and What Not to Say) to a Grieving Person
It can be hard to know how to respond when someone you care about is grieving. I found myself in this difficult situation earlier this […]
Coping With Tragedy-Based Grief |
I measure every Grief I meetWith narrow, probing, eyes – I wonder if It weighs like Mine – Or has an Easier size.— Excerpt from […]
What You Can Do When Your Family Is Not in the Holiday Mood
The holidays are soon upon us. The stores are filled with Christmas music, holiday displays, and decor, as well as enticements to shop. Perhaps you […]
Grief Hallucinations |
Many years ago, my grandmother was shopping in a department store when she heard her father’s favorite song begin playing. She thought of him and […]