The Art of Grieving

Grief

The Role of Creativity in Grief and Recovery

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on April 4, 2024

Art and shrine-making provide paths to recovery from grief by helping us maintain bonds and enduring connections with departed loved ones.

Art and shrine-making provide paths to recovery from grief by helping us maintain bonds and enduring connections with departed loved ones.

Grief

Dancing on Behalf of Peace

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on March 22, 2024

Personal Perspective: Dancing on behalf of peace can transform the global pain of war and injustice, uniting us in solidarity and hope.

Personal Perspective: Dancing on behalf of peace can transform the global pain of war and injustice, uniting us in solidarity and hope.

Relationships

The Art of Grieving in Service to Love

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on February 15, 2024

Let's make Valentine's Day a stepping-stone to strengthen your relationships beyond the one-day gifts of flowers and candy.

Let's make Valentine's Day a stepping-stone to strengthen your relationships beyond the one-day gifts of flowers and candy.

Grief

Grief and the Elements of Home

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on January 18, 2024

Personal Perspective: There is a profound connection between grief and the spaces we inhabit.

Personal Perspective: There is a profound connection between grief and the spaces we inhabit.

Grief

How to Grieve War and Its Atrocities

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on October 19, 2023

A Personal Perspective: The healing power of art and music, and finding happiness in the face of global suffering, can help make a more peaceful world.

A Personal Perspective: The healing power of art and music, and finding happiness in the face of global suffering, can help make a more peaceful world.

Career

Navigating Career Storms

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on October 18, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Work provides us much satisfaction and joy, but when a job loss crosses our path (and it will), the grief is more than just the loss of a paycheck.

A Personal Perspective: Work provides us much satisfaction and joy, but when a job loss crosses our path (and it will), the grief is more than just the loss of a paycheck.

Grief

Dying of a Broken Heart

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on July 17, 2023

The surviving caregiving partner's health could be at risk unless family, friends, and therapists know what to do.

The surviving caregiving partner's health could be at risk unless family, friends, and therapists know what to do.

Grief

What Does Ecstasy Have to Do With Grief?

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on June 6, 2023

A Personal Perspective: What happens when happiness and sadness occur at the same time? It's more than bittersweet.

A Personal Perspective: What happens when happiness and sadness occur at the same time? It's more than bittersweet.

Grief

Songs Like "Flowers" Bloom With Good Grief

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on April 26, 2023

Music is an art that can help heal grief from a broken heart. When love is lost, we can find hope by connecting with or creating songs to express the hurt.

Music is an art that can help heal grief from a broken heart. When love is lost, we can find hope by connecting with or creating songs to express the hurt.

Depression

Grief Is Not Depression, It’s Honoring Sorrow

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on April 13, 2023

Depression is a serious mental health condition, while sorrow is a natural outcome of loving the lost.

Depression is a serious mental health condition, while sorrow is a natural outcome of loving the lost.

Suicide

The Woman Who Didn’t Get to Grieve

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on March 21, 2023

Families often leave loved ones to suffer alone if we're not taught how to grieve or even speak about it.

Families often leave loved ones to suffer alone if we're not taught how to grieve or even speak about it.

Mass Shootings

School Shootings: What Do We Owe the Grieving?​

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on March 7, 2023

There have been 70 mass shootings so far this year. What can we do as parents, teachers, friends, and neighbors?

There have been 70 mass shootings so far this year. What can we do as parents, teachers, friends, and neighbors?

Grief

What Harry and Meghan Teach Us About the Art of Grieving

Sheila K. Collins Ph.D. on February 28, 2023

Prince Harry's tell-all book, and related documentary, provide audiences with more than a look behind the royal veil. We can learn a few transformative lessons about grief.

Prince Harry's tell-all book, and related documentary, provide audiences with more than a look behind the royal veil. We can learn a few transformative lessons about grief.