The morning after my mom died, I made coffee. Same mug, same routine, and same kitchen. I remember standing there waiting for ...

The word grief has come to be understood solely as a reaction to a death. But that narrow understanding fails to encompass the range of human experiences that create and trigger grief. Here are four ...

I've written about the many sources of grief. There is also a complex mix of "types" and intensity of grief. As it turns out, grief has many faces, and many ups and downs. It's not series of stages, ...

When someone you love is slowly fading away, mourning takes on new meaning.

For most people, the intense ache that follows the death of a loved one eventually softens, and daily life resumes. But for some, the pain does not ease with time—a condition known as prolonged grief ...

Losing a loved one is never easy, but losing someone suddenly can be especially difficult. Sudden grief is a unique and complex type of grief that can leave individuals feeling overwhelmed and ...

When I suddenly lost my new partner, affectionately known by most people as Blacksmith Paul, eight months into a relationship in 2016, there was no word to describe my loss. I felt marooned on an ...

1 in 20 people suffer 'prolonged grief disorder' after a bereavement—during which the loss remains raw, consuming and unrelenting.

The floor opened up and swallowed her whole. A deafening silence. A sensory overload. Megan Maynard remembers everything about the 48 hours leading up to her daughter Violet's death – stillbirth, at ...