"I am concerned about her indecisiveness and worry that she is running away from her problems and harming herself by avoiding ...

Very few of us escape situations that will bring us grief: sickness and death of family, friends, and co-workers cause us to grieve, i.e., to express our sadness over our loss. Grief has many ...

Wondering how you can comfort a grieving loved one? Here are some ideas. Losing somebody close to you is a major life crisis. A person may go through all the stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, ...

Rather than our usual discussion on the joys of living a positive life and putting the best face on some of the tougher times that life hands us, today, I’d like to turn our focus to our friends who ...

Dear Eric: “Sue” and I have been neighbors and friends for more than 50 years. She and her husband are godparents to one of our children. We are members of social groups together, like book club and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The death of 12-year-old Juan Acevedo has been devastating to his family, this community, and schoolmates at Larkspur Middle School. But among the challenges faced when a ...

PARIS, France — Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning. The trigger might be noticing — again, for the umpteenth time — how empty the house feels since your cat died ...

“Pet loss grief is considered a ‘disenfranchised grief,’ which means it’s a type of grief that’s not widely acknowledged or validated or supported by our dominant culture,’ explains Beth Bigler, a pet ...