A family gathers around a photo of the child they lost to a life-threatening illness. Friends of Karen is a non-profit that provides vital financial, advocacy, and emotional support to families ...

This time of year can intensify the feeling of grief. It's not only just the loss of a person that can cause grief but also ...

We all want to be there for a friend or loved one who is reeling from a loss. But what can we say to help them feel better? Should we say anything at all? It's a familiar debate we've all had, and one ...

According to Lockett, more Black families are honoring loved ones through cremation or celebration-of-life ceremonies rather ...

The first holiday after losing a loved one can be hard. For children, it can be difficult to understand and deal with ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I’ll call “Sally.” She is in her mid-50s and is single with no kids. Both of her parents are deceased. Prior to her mother’s death, she quit her job to care for her. Once ...

Matthew Fleming has spent the last 25 years as a chaplain, counseling people through grief and trauma, including after ...

When someone we care about experiences a significant loss, our natural instinct is to help ease their pain. Yet many of us freeze, uncertain what to say or do, fearful of making their suffering worse.

As I watch my son grieve the loss of another close friend only a month and a half after losing the first, it reminds me that we are in a time where parents have to prepare to discuss conversations of ...

The holidays can be a difficult time for those dealing with grief and loss. Calm Waters, the only grief support center in central Oklahoma, shares some ways to navigate difficult feelings this season.

My patient’s husband was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 and passed away three days later, alone, on a ventilator. She was too sick to mourn the devastation; she had also contracted COVID-19 ...