grief

DELRAY, FL - MAY 23, 2022: (L-R) Alexandra Iriarte, Elizabeth George, Janaya Stephens, Paris Jackson, Mario Guillaume and Keanna Tyson during a group session in their grief support group also knows as Steve's Club held during school hours at Atlantic High

Health & Safety

Losing a parent can derail teens' lives. A high school grief club aims to help

8:37am July 24, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

After finding she had ten bereaved kids in her class, one Florida teacher created a teen grief group. It's a place where kids can support each other and feel they're not alone.

A buyer shops for flowers at the Southern California Flower Market on Feb. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Mother's Day can be painful. These strategies might help

9:00am May 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.

Poet Ocean Vuong writes about loss and grief, but also discovery.

Books

Ocean Vuong's new poems examine the 'big, big yesterday' since his mother was alive

2:33pm April 04, 2022

Ocean Vuong's second poetry collection, Time is a Mother, grapples with time and its impermanence following his mother's death in 2019.

Ambiguous loss describes a type of distress many of us have experienced over the last two years, as the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted and eroded many parts of life. Author and therapist Pauline Boss' book explains how ambiguous loss works and how to

When facing loss, embrace change and don't force closure, a therapist urges

4:42pm January 05, 2022

by Graison Dangor

Over the last two years, many have experienced a kind of ambiguous loss as we have lived with isolation and uncertainty in the pandemic. Author and therapist Pauline Boss explains how to move forward.

Health & Safety

Novant Health expert talks managing grief during the holidays

7:30am December 23, 2021

by April Laissle

For those who lost loved ones this year, the holidays can be especially tough.

Grief is tied to all sorts of different brain functions, says researcher and author Mary-Frances O'Connor. That can range from being able to recall memories to taking the perspective of another person, to even things like regulating our heart rate and the

How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal

2:55pm December 20, 2021

by Berly McCoy

Grieving is a form of learning, says a scientist who studies the brain's response to loss. When someone you love dies, you have to learn new rules for navigating the world and your brain has to adapt.

Her Brother Died On Flight 93. She Still Sees Him Surfacing In Small Ways

2:20pm September 07, 2021

Richard Guadagno died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on 9/11. His memory is scattered through his sister Lori's house in items that continue a conversation between the siblings 20 years later.

In a year where loss, grief, technology and identity have been at the forefront of the national conversation, the budding trend of email opt-outs are for many both a welcome change and a sign of what may lie ahead.

National

In A Grief-Filled Year, Brands From Etsy To Pandora Let You Skip Mother's Day Emails

7:00am May 07, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The small but growing trend is seen as a welcome acknowledgement of people who are grieving, as well as a sign that email marketing is becoming increasingly personalized and socially conscious.

Joel McLemore of Milwaukie, Ore., looks at the Willamette River near his home in suburban Portland, Ore. McLemore moved to Oregon in April to pursue new employment opportunities after his divorce.

National

'Steamrolled Us In Every Direction' : The Year Grief Hit From All Sides

5:00am January 01, 2021

For many people this year, navigating grief from personal losses, like breakups and miscarriages, amid the drama of the pandemic has felt ... awkward. Here, stories of coping amid collective grief.

Queue Listen Now

Grief and trauma experts say we need to be aware of the grief caused by the current pandemic and take care of ourselves as we would in the face of any other loss.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve

10:41pm March 26, 2020

by Stephanie O'Neill

Psychologists say that what a lot of us are feeling these days is, in fact, a form of grief. Here's how to honor that feeling and regain equilibrium as we face an unknown future.