The word grief has come to be understood solely as a reaction to a death. But that narrow understanding fails to encompass the range of human experiences that create and trigger grief. Here are four ...

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Grief, in short, is the natural reaction to loss. It can be caused by all kinds of losses — the death of a loved one, a pet, losing one's job, divorce, or many kinds of life changes. It's something ...

When Cody Delistraty lost his mother in 2014, he was surprised by the various ways that he, his brother and his father dealt with their grief. The journalist and speechwriter had expected his family’s ...

Yusen Zhai, Ph.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Community Counseling Clinic, says grief is an inevitable, multifaceted experience for individuals facing loss and offers insights ...

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 ...