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Grief
Bereavement

Coping with losing a loved one is one of life's great difficulties. If you have lived through the pain of mourning, you know that any way to ease the loss is a welcome thing. While many areas of the topic are still being studied, it's important to note that there are individual patterns of grieving.

Losing a Partner

Letter To A Widow

A doctor consoles the widow of a patient.

by Alex Lickerman, M.D. in Happiness in this World

Advice: Love After Loss

When a boyfriend suffers grief and loss.

by Hara Estroff Marano

Love in the Face of Death

When a loved one is terminally ill.

by Nando Pelusi

Coming to Terms With Loss

When a father loses a son, and then his daughters.

by Hara Estroff Marano

Grief does not come in stages and it's not the same for everyone

Why we're wrong about grief

by George A. Bonanno, Ph.D. in Thriving in the Face of Trauma

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The Grieving Family

How Can I Deal With an Unfair Will?

A will is a compromise—not a report card.

by Willow Lawson

Losing A Home

Grieving a home is important.

by Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D. in Raising Grieving Children

Canine Friends to the End

Dogs provide emotional comfort, even to someone facing death.

by Stanley Coren, Ph.D. in Canine Corner

How Teenagers Cope!

Teens need support, perspective and vocabulary for grieving

by Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D. in Raising Grieving Children

Child Myths: Understanding Toddlers' Grieving

Toddlers are not too young to grieve when they experience separations.

by Jean Mercer, Ph.D. in Child Myths

Collective Grief

Stages of Grief - Time For a New Model

It's time to quit describing grieving as occurring in stages.

by J. Worth Kilcrease, LPC, FT in The Journey Ahead

A Complicated Grief

Some people experience an intense kind of grief.

by Carlin Flora

No Stages of Grief

There never have been stages of grief.

by Russell Friedman in Broken Hearts

Endless Sorrow

The second year of bereavement may be harder than the first year.

by Kaja Perina

Good Grief: Coping After Loss

Recovering from losing a loved one is an individual matter.

by Lybi Ma

Remembering

On coping with violence and surviving.

by Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D. in Raising Grieving Children

How Men Grieve

Male grief is often conveyed differently.

by PT Staff

Hidden Male Grief

Men often deny they are grieving after an abortion.

by Stacey Kalish

Grief Tests

Coping Skills

How well do you react to rough times?
Depression

Are you suffering from depression?
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The Latest on Grief

When you have friends who understand, you aren't alone by Irene S. Levine, Ph.D.
Grief and the holidays: What can science tell us? by George A. Bonanno, Ph.D.
Depression has color. Change the color and you can heal your depression. by Peter Strong, Ph.D.
SEX, Tiger, and an 85 year old widow. by Russell Friedman
Mindfulness can stop you being a victim of your emotions by Peter Strong, Ph.D.
Discover the 4 myths of resisting mindfulness meditation. by Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.
Individualized Online Mindfulness Meditation for better mental health by Peter Strong, Ph.D.
Sometimes we reconnect with friends at just the right time. by Madora Kibbe
The last thing we'd do was sever existing bonds between siblings by Meredith Resnick, M.A., M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
How to make emotional and physical pain at least bearable. by Thomas Scheff, Ph.D.

Grief Blogs

  • Worth Kilcrease

    The Journey Ahead

    Meditations on Death, Bereavement, and End of Life Care
    By Worth Kilcrease
  • Russell Friedman

    Broken Hearts

    Exploring myths and truths about grief, loss, and recovery.
    By Russell Friedman

  • Raising Grieving Children

    How children can survive the death of a loved one.
    By Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D.
  • Carole A. Travis-Henikoff

    All Things Human

    An anthropologist explores the science of anomalous occurrences, death and dying, grief, and societal beliefs.
    By Carole A. Travis-Henikoff

  • Let's Connect

    Finding a path to secure bonds and real emotions.
    By Thomas Scheff, Ph.D.
  • George A. Bonanno, Ph.D.

    Thriving in the Face of Trauma

    A Psychology Professor investigates what really happens when we are faced with undesirable and unthinkable events.
    By George A. Bonanno, Ph.D.

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