Grieving

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....

The Time Of My Life: Patrick Swayze's Wife On His Life And Death (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books


Patrick Swayze's wife, Lisa Niemi, was on Good Morning America today to discuss the book that she and Swayze wrote together, The Time of My Life. She ...

Maria Shriver, Elizabeth Edwards, Lisa Niemi Discuss Grief

ABC News | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


It was an emotional afternoon, Tuesday, at The Women's Conference in California, as a group of prominent women gathered for a special panel on grief -...

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 ...

How To Comfort The Grieving

beliefnet.com | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


When a person you care about is hurting, you hurt, too. When that person is grieving the loss of a loved one, there are some steps you can take to eas...

As It Should Be: Moving On From 9/11

Mike Doyle | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago


Mike Doyle

You can hold onto the past only for so long until looking backward becomes fear of moving forward. Sometimes a day should just be a day.

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...

Learning To Go With The Flow: What Ted Kennedy, Michael Jackson, And The Buddha Have To Teach Us About Resistance

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

Just putting the names Ted Kennedy, Michael Jackson, and Buddha in the same title might seem like quite a tossed salad. In a way, it's true. And, ye...

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...

Euphemisms

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Stephanie Gertler

At her funeral, I don't remember crying. I remember not wanting to deal with her death, not wanting to deal with my mother's grief, wanting to have my life, my youth.

Namaste, Mama

Farai Chideya | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living


Farai Chideya

I've cried in the office, on planes, and on the street. I don't do it often, but when the spirit hits you, the worst thing to do is to stifle your pain.

How Can I Stop Thinking (and Dreaming!) About the Ex? Find Your Inner Sumo Wrestler

Margaret Ruth | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Do you know a good way to disconnect the energy between two people's chakras? What is the best way to disconnect any remaining feelings and expel the emotions that remain?

Cheating (Economic) Grief Through Solitaire

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business


Dr. Susan Corso

I am no stranger to grief. Much of my family has died during my lifetime. I know how to do grief, but this time, I am doing something different. I'm cheating at computer solitaire.

My Grieving Process: Champagne, Pearls, and Retail Therapy

Marisa Lee | Posted 03.29.2009 | Living


Marisa Lee

I've learned that the loss, just like some of those high school photos, continues to haunt you no matter how much time has passed.

Death Makes Life Clear

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

Death, whether we like it or not, makes life exceedingly clear. I just returned to Boston from New York City where I officiated a memorial service for a precious woman who died too young.

Pitcher Park: In Honor Of My Two Sons

Mary Pitcher | Posted 01.21.2009 | Living


Mary Pitcher

On one of the most beautiful days of this past summer, July 15, 2008, I received the phone call that every Mother prays she never gets. I was told t...

The Five Stages Of Political Grieving: Acceptance Comes to Camp Clinton

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home


Nathaniel Bach

Psychology may be too "elite" for the new Clintons, but it seems clear they're more than midway through the five classic stages of grieving: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.