Bereavement

A Turning Point for DSM 5: Will the APA Trustees Finally Step Up to the Plate?

Allen Frances | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Dsm 5, Bereavement, Depression, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Grieving, Dsm 5 Grief Depression, DSM 5 Grief, DSM 5 Bereavement, Dsm 5 Depression, Dsm 5 Depression Grief, Science News
Allen Frances

Psychiatry is an essential and wonderful profession that deserves much better leadership than it has so far received throughout the DSM 5 fiasco. It has come down to a now-or-never moment for the leaders of APA to finally come to plate and curb obvious DSM 5 excess.

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Growing Through Loss: A Grief Well Met

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Bereavement, Living Loss, Moving Through Loss, Grief and Grace, Grief, Grieving Process, Dealing With Grief, Death & Dying, Bereavement Process, Dealing With Loss, Grieving, Grief and Loss, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

Sometimes loss is literal: the death of someone you love. Sometimes the grief involves what I have come to call a "living loss."

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Movies That Help Parents and Children Understand Grief and Loss

Jeanne Dennis | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Bereavement, Children's Movies, Dealing With Grief, Grief Support, Grief and Loss, Family, Chidlrens Movies Grief, Grief Disney Movies, Disney Movies, Kids Movies, Disney Movies Grief, Parents News
Jeanne Dennis

Movies are a wonderful way to begin a discussion. With children, especially little kids, it gives them an emotional vocabulary. How does this character feel -- happy, sad, confused. Here's a list of movies and five guided discussion topics.

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What Not to Say to a Griever (And What You Should Say or Do Instead)

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mourning, Bereavement, Dealing With Death, Loss, Dealing-With-Grief, Grief, Grief Loss, Loss and Grief, Gps-Soul, Emotional Intelligence, Grief Support, Healthy Living News
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Grief is one of the most universal of human experiences. Virtually every single person you know, including yourself, will eventually lose a loved one.

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Death and Dying Series Part Four: Keys for Making Peace With Death

Judith Johnson | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Bereavement, Making Peace With Death, Grief, Death & Dying, Dealing With Grief, Kindness, Loving, Compassion, Death, Death and Dying, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News
Judith Johnson

For most of us, being around dying and death evokes a visceral response of fear and avoidance. We basically view life as good and death as bad. Our fear makes us contract and respond in fight or flight or freeze mode.

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The Death and Dying Series Part Three: Transforming the Culture of Death in America

Judith Johnson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Funerals, Bereavement, Fear of Death, Cultural Transformation, Palliative Care, Grief, Burial, Memorial Services and Celebrations, Hospice, Cremation, Death, Death & Dying, Advance Health Care Directives, Healthy Living News
Judith Johnson

It may sound peculiar, but there are some very exciting things happening where death is concerned in America. The momentum of change in how we view and respond to death is building in many sectors of society as we transform our culture of death.

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Can You Really Die From A Broken Heart?

www.thirdage.com | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Mourning, Health Post50, Bereavement, Broken Heart Syndrome, Loss, Broken Heart, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Fifty News

Broken heart syndrome doesn’t just exist in fairy tales. According to a new study published the Journal of the American Heart Association, heart att...

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Mastering The Anniversary Reaction On Christmas

Matthew D. Erlich, M.D. | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Traumatic Loss, Memory, Bereavement, Loss and Grief, Grief, Anniversary Reaction, Emotional Intelligence, Grief and Memory Memories, Grief Support, Grieving, Healthy Living News
Matthew D. Erlich, M.D.

Dec. 25 and many other holiday or "anniversary" dates can be highly significant. These include birthdays, marital anniversaries and days when loved ones died. This phenomenon, often deeply painful, is called an "Anniversary Reaction."

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How to Console a Grieving Friend During the Holidays

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Bereavement, Grieving Process, Sorrow, Grief, Coping With Death, Widowers, Widow, Loss, Grieving, Death, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Consoling a griever can feel like a frightening task. However, if you follow these six tips designed to open your heart and offer your support, your grieving friend will be most grateful.

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The Health Benefits Of Volunteering As A Caregiver

Jeanne Dennis | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Hospice, Hospice Care, Volunteering, Bereavement, End of Life Care, Caregiving, Hospice Volunteering, Palliative Care, Hospice Care and Caregiving, Healthy Living News
Jeanne Dennis

I am sometimes asked if it is difficult to be a hospice volunteer, to get to know someone only to have them pass away. The short answer is no. It is rewarding, transformative and life-affirming.

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The Dangers Of Having A Baby After 35: What Your Doctor Won't Tell You

Allison Gilbert | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Family Planning, Parenting Tips, Relationships, Dying, Parents-Pregnancy, Motherhood, Grandparents, Loss, Mothers, Parenthood, Death, Grandparenthood, Bereavement, Marriage, Grief, Fatherhood, Families, Delayed Child Birth, Parenting Advice, Fathers, Couples, Pregnancy, Parents News
Allison Gilbert

If you have a child later in life, like I did, it only increases the likelihood that you will be parenting without your parents. I never had that maternal advice, and my son doesn't have my mom as a grandmother.

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Don't Tell Me It's OK

Sue Doble | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Bereavement, Confronting Death, Grief, Faith and Death, Dealing With Grief, Death and Dying, Christianity, Faith in God, Dealing With Death, Coping With Death, Religion News
Sue Doble

Dec. 16, 2007, God called my beloved home. Anger and grief filled my being. Mostly, I was angry at God. How dare He let this happen when we were on our way to a different life?

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Parentless Parents: Best Tools for Remembering Our Parents

Allison Gilbert | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Lung Cancer, Betty Nguyen, Children, Death & Dying, Grief Tips, Raising Children, Mourning, Motherhood, Coping With Death, Grandparents, Cbs, Death, Bereavement, Grief, CBS News, Coping With Loss, Cancer, Grandparenting, Fathers, Women News
Allison Gilbert

What I miss most about my dad is something I only had for a short time -- experiencing him as a grandfather.

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Camp Gives Grieving Kids A Place To Heal

Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Coping With Death, Bereavement, Coping With Loss, Children's Health, Children, Children's Grief, Grief Counseling, Impact News

Coping with loss can be difficult at any age, but one camp in West Virginia is giving young survivors a place to heal. Camp Nabe, a bereavement camp...

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Parentless Parents: Strategies For A Better Mother's Day

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bereavement, Mother's Day, Parentless Parents, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Coping With Death, Motherhood, Coping With Loss, Mother's Day 2011, Loss, Moms, Mothers, Mother's Day Without Mom, Mother's Day Grief, Healthy Living News
Allison Gilbert

The truth is, being a mom hasn't removed the part of me that was also a daughter, and sometimes Mother's Day is just a painful reminder of her absence. So what can one do to make Mother's Day less painful and a lot more joyful?

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Why Writing About Grief Makes Me Happy

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: September 11, Bereavement, September 11th Anniversary, Parentless Parents, Grief, Support Groups, Parenting, September 11th, Tony Robbins Breakthrough, Coping With Death, Coping Strategies, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Skills, Death & Dying, Coping With Loss, Healthy Living News
Allison Gilbert

In truth, I'm happy in the face of what I write because I have an outlet for all my feelings. My upbeat attitude has been shaped by creating a new and different conversation about loss, and the relationship I have with my readers.

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Parentless Parents: It's My Birthday!

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bereavement, Japan Earthquake, Self Help, Birthdays, Grief, Parentless Parents, Parenting, Japan, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Allison Gilbert

One of the most important lessons I've learned since my parents passed away is the absolute necessity of taking care of myself. I've come to realize that I am the only person responsible for my happiness -- not my husband, not my friends.

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Confronting Death With An Open, Mindful Attitude

Todd Kashdan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Existential Anxiety, Fear of Death, Fear of Dying, Bereavement, Grief, Confronting Death, Dealing With Death, Healthy Living News
Todd Kashdan

Death can be terrifying. Recognizing that death is inescapable and unpredictable makes us incredibly vulnerable. This disrupts our instinct to remain a living, breathing organism. So what do we do?

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Channeling Erik: The Insider's Guide To Death And The Afterlife

Elisa Medhus, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Quantum Physics, Jihadists, Atheism, Physics, Mediums, Psychic, Suicide, Afterlife, Death, Religion, Bereavement, Channeling, Baptists, Consciousness, Grief, Atheists, Skepticism, Spirituality, Heaven, Hell, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News
Elisa Medhus, M.D.

As a scientist and physician, I thought I had it all figured out. You live; you die; you're done. My entire paradigm, however, underwent a cataclysmic transformation soon after the death of my son, Erik.

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Unplug And Recharge: The Benefits Of Taking A Break

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Time Off, Careers, Work-Life Balance, Social Networks, Family, Dealing With Grief, Bereavement, Grief Advice, Grief, Mourning, Loss, The Inner Life, Love, Grieving, Healthy Living News
Anne Hill

Family loss has kept me away from writing here for a while. It has not been easy to slow down, but knowing that it's a healthy choice, I have had to find a way to be okay with being still.

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A Skeptic's Journey Through Grief

Elisa Medhus, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Afterlife, Death, Grieving, Bereavement, Channeling, Grief, Death & Dying, Grieving Loss, Loss of a Loved One, Healthy Living News
Elisa Medhus, M.D.

As a physician with a strong science background, I used to regard all things spiritual with a jaded eye--until the recent suicide of my young son, Erik.

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The Science Of Grief Recovery (VIDEO)

Big Think | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: 5min, Death & Dying, Bereavement, Grief Loss, Healing Grief, Grief, Grieving, Healthy Living News

Katherine Shear, professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University School of Social Work, reveals what happens inside the grieving brain and offers s...

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Parentless Parents: Why Is Mother's Day So Hard?

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bereavement, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Grieving, Losing a Loved One, Grief Tips, Death and Dying, Parenting Advice, Healthy Living News
Allison Gilbert

While I purchase gifts for my husband's mother and his stepmother, I can't choose anything for the one woman I'd like to buy something for the most. My mother.

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My Father Is Dying

Judy Wieder | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bereavement, After-Death, Family, Lgbt, Dying, The Advocate, Mourning, Parenting, Loss, Death, Acceptance, The Inner Life, Death & Dying, Grief, Coping, Fatherhood, Judy Wieder, Fathers, Healthy Living News
Judy Wieder

Deep in a rustic canyon, tucked away in the bedroom of his beautiful glass home, wrapped tightly in a hospice hospital bed, buried behind the damage of another stroke, my father is dying.

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Fighting The Fear Of Failure: Approaching Deadlines

Allison Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bereavement, Fear, Dreams, Writers, Children, Grief, Writing, Motherhood, Parenting, Loss, Grieving, Fathers, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Allison Gilbert

Three months from now I'll need to turn my book into my publisher. Three months may seem like a long time - but to me - hearing "three more months" fills me with panic.

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