A decade later, she spoke to me about her grief in metaphors, as something ongoing rather than completed, a process that had shifted shape over time but had not ended. Ella’s experience is not unusual ...

In these turbulent times, families have suffered devastating losses of loved ones, from the anguish of COVID-related deaths to gun violence, drug overdose, suicide, environmental disasters, and war.

It’s human nature to make meaningful connections with others and build communities that shape our identity. When someone we cherish is no longer with us — due to death, divorce, illness, or major life ...

Losing a child is a type of loss that is unimaginable and incomprehensible, something no parent should have to face. Unfortunately, this is a heartbreaking reality for some families.

Grief wears many faces. It can come from the death of a loved one, the end of a friendship, the loss of a beloved pet or the loss of something far less tangible but no less significant: a career, a ...

Grief takes many forms. From lost loved ones to life-changing injuries, it can make us feel numbly — even agonizingly — frozen in place. For anyone grieving, one question often lingers: How long will ...

Feelings I hadn't looked at in years came flooding through a loss I thought I understood. Here are 10 emotional truths that ...

For many years, I maintained certain traditions, such as eating a food I knew to be a favorite of my father’s, and lighting the traditional memorial candle Jewish people light for the dead. This year, ...