There Are No Five Stages of Grief

When my father died, I wanted desperately to know the timing of this thing. But grief doesn’t have a timeline.

 Good Grief—but Not Good Enough

When my husband began hospice care last spring, I decided to join a grief group. I thought it might be helpful to share stories and support with others who were facing the same heartbreak.

 How the internet is changing the way we grieve

People don’t die in the same way that they used to. In the past, a relative, friend, partner would pass away, and in time, all that would be left would be memories and a collection of photographs. These days the dead are now forever present online and digital encounters with someone who has passed away are becoming a common experience.

 Making Meaning Out of Grief

“Loss is simply what happens to you in life. Meaning is what you make happen,” the author of a new book says.

 Schools fall short when it comes to helping students in grief – here’s how they can improve

Loss is very common in childhood – 9 out of 10 children experience the death of a close family member or friend and 1 in 20 children experience the death of a parent. In contrast, teacher preparation to support grieving students is uncommon.

 This Is How People Use Weed to Deal With Grief

The role marijuana can play in processing and healing from loss.

 What Grief Feels Like At The One-Year Mark

The reality is that, how you react, especially when you first lose someone, is going to depend a lot on the circumstances surrounding the death and who you are as an individual. Just as we are unique, so is our grief. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon the Sujan Stevens album Carrie & Lowell that the floodgates opened.

A pet’s death can hurt more than losing a fellow human

Social norms are wrecking your grief experience.

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Rethinks Parts of ‘Lean In’

After husband’s death, the executive and author prompts company executives to be more open about personal matters.

Good Grief

Is there a better way to be bereaved?

Grief

A poem.

Grief is powerful. Here are 6 lessons survivors learn from tragedy.

I am a therapist, and when I see the fortitude of my patients in dealing with catastrophic events beyond their control I am reminded anew of what human beings can discover about themselves once they accept that they can't undo a tragedy — but they can relate to it in a new, healthier way. Here are six positive things that can emerge from grief.

Shades of Grief: When Does Mourning Become a Mental Illness?

Sooner or later most of us suffer deep grief over the death of someone we love. The experience often causes people to question their sanity—as when they momentarily think they have caught sight of their loved one on a crowded street.

The 5 Stages of Grief & Loss

The 5 Stages of Loss & Grief.

The Secret Life of Grief

For some, grief is a dull and unrelenting ache that fades—or doesn't. But for many of us, grief is something else. Grief is resilience.

The Space Between Mourning and Grief

Social media has made it easy to share condolences after a death—but it hasn’t led to an online culture that’s more sensitive about loss.

What Is Grief Really Like?

There are many strange things about grief, but one of the strangest is the gap between how we experience it in private and how we express it in public.