Grief is a normal response to loss. Most commonly we relate grief to the loss of a loved one, but grief can be caused by any loss. Although grief is often described as a five stage process (denial, ...

Many thanks, Bill, for articulating our grief after the tragic Connecticut shootings. Very few possess the rare talent and heart to bind a community’s wounds with the deft strokes of a pen. Bill Dunn ...

Joan Didion, author of "The Year of Magical Thinking," speaks at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California in February, 1977. Grief is a profound and complicated experience. The process of grief ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

"Sick with grief" describes the profound toll of loss on our bodies during the grieving process. Grief is defined as the deep emotional response to loss, and encompasses a spectrum of reactions that ...

Collective grief is a powerful tool that has historically fueled social justice organizing—and healing. Everyone is grieving. We may not always know what someone is grieving, or at what stage of the ...

In moments of deep grief and sorrow, emotions can feel overwhelming. Losing a loved one or experiencing significant loss shakes the foundation of life, making us vulnerable to the surge of complex ...

Ambiguous grief is the experience of loss without closure, often prolonged and rarely fully recognized by society. Grief is a natural response to loss, often associated with death. However, there is ...