Grief

Death And Dying: Nature Is Selfish, Get Over It

Deborah Calla | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Deborah Calla

It is brutally shocking when our lives are falling apart and the rest of the world doesn't seem to notice. The first time I experienced this was when my husband was lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life.

Few Americans Make End-Of-Life Wishes Known

hosted.ap.org | Matt Sedensky | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living


Unlike most Americans, Lillian Landry made her end-of-life decisions years ago: no heroic measures to save her and even instructions on the bar where ...

War Dead and Differential Grief

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

This year we have lost a total of 429 soldiers, an average of 1.2 per day, every day of the year, or the equivalent of a Ford Hood every 11 days. We should all ponder that.

Small Grief and Dealing with The Rainbow Bridge

Matt Budd | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Matt Budd

It's normal to feel angry, normal to feel guilty, normal to feel sad, normal to hallucinate: That's what I learned recently when my cat Velma died.

11 Therapies To Help Deal With Loss

World of Psychology | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


When you do something to relieve your feelings and to give yourself a sense of achievement, you are accomplishing your journey through bereavement....

Broadway Play Tackles Issues of Death

nytimes.com | Gina Kolata | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Ms. Smith, a tall, imposing woman, takes on the character of her subjects by repeating their exact words, complete with regional accents, ums and uhs ...

Helping Children Grieve

Rose Winters | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Rose Winters

Losing a loved one is always hard. The emotional impact isn't lessened when loss happens to a child. Though the death of a parent is a traumatic event in a child's life, we feel at a loss how to help.

How To Teach Your Children About Death

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living


Olivia Rosewood

in the United States we have a somewhat less open tolerance for this chapter of being. One might even say that we're still in the closet about the subject. Why are we so tight lipped about this natural process?

Getting Through The Holidays After A Loss

divinecaroline.com | Joanne Koegl | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living


When we have lost a loved one, the holiday season can be a painful reminder of how terrible you are feeling instead of bringing warmth, love, and exci...

Chronicle Of A Death We Can't Accept

nytimes.com | THOMAS G. LONG | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


For the first time in history, the actual presence of the dead at their own funerals has become optional, even undesirable, lest the body break the il...

What Happens When You Lose A Soul Mate?

divinecaroline.com | : Catherine Behan (View Profile) | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living


She walked to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee and paused, like always, gazing at the faded photo framed in the hallway. It had been twenty years a...

Dreamwork As A Healing Path Through Grief And Loss

intent.com | Julie Lange | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Within a few weeks of my teenage son Justin's death in 1993, I realized I was in over my head and called a psychologist who had been recommended by a ...

A Poetry Book Remembers the '07 Shooting at Virginia Tech

John Lundberg | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


John Lundberg

The centerpiece of Fred D'Aguiar's new collection of poetry, Continental Shelf, "Elegies" remembers those victims of the shooting at Virginia Tech, where D'Aguiar continues to teach.

The Spiritual Lessons of HIV

Mark Olmsted | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Mark Olmsted

I learned to remind myself, every time that I felt tempted to internalize the societal stigma around HIV, that I contracted this disease in the search for human intimacy.

DJ AM's Friends & Family Use 12 Steps To Help Them Grieve: How The 12 Steps Can Help You Too

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


A Compulsive Overeater

After battling addiction for years, young DJ AM (aka Adam Goldstein) was found dead last week with OxyContin in his stomach and throat. He was working...

Good Grieving

Elizabeth Donoghue | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Elizabeth Donoghue

I try to honor my mother by my actions. She left her children a note. It says "help each other always." In her honor, I try to be there for my family more than ever.

Accepting the Death of my Mother

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Jon LaPook

I reacted just like many others when my mother died unexpectedly last March at 86 after striking her head. I found it hard to get my arms around the idea that my mother was no longer alive.

Watch: Grieving U.S. Moms Find Solace In Africa

Idol Chatter | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Losing a parent is a life phase, something we're conditioned mentally and perhaps biologically to endure. Losing a child so reverses the pattern tha...

Girlfriends' Guide: We've Forgotten How To Mourn

Vicki Iovine | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

The reality is, losing a beloved is life-altering. We recover, but we are never the same. Everyone, if they we lucky, experiences grief and needs the protection and gentleness of those around us.

My Father's Voice

Beth Arnold | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


Beth Arnold

I hadn't heard my father's voice in almost 30 years -- until today, when I played an old tape recording.

Addicted to the Internet

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media


Joan E. Dowlin

Take way the stimulus of TV and the Internet and what are you left with? Yourself and your thoughts.

5 Ways To Heal Grief: One Couple's Heart Wrenching Story

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Ed and Deb Shapiro

The one thing we all pray won't happen, happened one day when Art was driving home from a hockey game in Vail, Colorado, with his wife Kathy and their...

Chocolate Love

Bil Browning | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


Bil Browning

What man do you know that would pick up nasty bedsheets covered in chocolate vomit and go wash them? That's dedication, devotion and love.

When Your Sibling Dies

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living


Irene Rubaum-Keller

I lost my Mom when I was seven so I have known since then, just how disorderly life can be. She was there one day and gone the next.

A Grief Observed: Remembering Carol

John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living


John W. Whitehead

I now face the same questions that plagued C.S. Lewis. Why would a good God completely disembowel my life? How can I explain the massive hole in my soul left by my beloved?