The beautiful flowering tree planted in Nina’s memory on Memorial Day a year short of a decade ago (by her favorite cousins) looked so regal and smelled so delicious yesterday. I like to think it …

New York, New York and San Francisco, California, May 6th, 2010
Robbie Miller Kaplan is a writer and trainer with an expertise in communications. She is the author of nine books, including How to Say It …

Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley, Co-Founders of the Open to Hope Foundation and Co-Hosts of Open to Hope Radio,are excited to announce that the Billy Esposito Foundation has nominated them to receive the  …

The beautiful flowering tree planted in Nina’s memory on Memorial Day a year short of a decade ago (by her favorite cousins) looked so regal and smelled so delicious yesterday. I like to think it …

As many of you know, next year I will be doing my biggest outreach ever.  The Angels Across the USA Tour 2010.  I will be traveling to every part of the United States playing music …

by O’Della Wilson
Grief and loss are never easy to overcome and most people just don’t know what to do to assist others in their grief. Often times, we simply state “I know this is a …

By Monica Novak -
In the Christian traditions, churches all over the world set aside a day of celebrating and remembering our loved ones who have died.  Depending on the particular denomination, this day is often …

By Beth Seyda -
I usually love Halloween, seeing all the little kids in their cute costumes struggling to hold up their trick or treat bags and trying to say “trick or treat”.  But that first …

By Monica Novak -
A reader (I’ll call her Lori) wrote in one day  to say that her husband had been contacted by a woman he had dated nearly 30 years earlier.  She told him she …

By Barbara A. Glanz -
The following is an excerpt from Barbara’s book What Can I Do?  Ideas to Help Those Who Have Experienced Loss:
One of the ways we can help people to move on with …

By Monica Novak -
When my friend Dawn was pregnant with triplets, due the following June, her husband Andy wanted to surprise her with a special piece of jewelry for Christmas.  He had no idea what …

All I needed to hear about the movie, “Ghosted,” was that it explored the aftermath of grief and loss and, of course, I was interested. Having lost my brother when I was 14, I have had a …

By Monica Novak -
When our daughter Miranda was stillborn 14 years ago, despite the love and support from family and friends, my husband Al and I often felt a strange aloneness, as if we were …

By Monica Novak -
It was July and summer was still in full-swing when the seasonal patio furniture began to quietly disappear from local stores.  I knew what was coming, but said nothing.  Before long, the …

Life and death give us lessons to learn everyday. If we’re aware, we notice the lessons in the media, on bumper stickers; in conversations and through our experiences, but what do we do with them? …

Question from Trish: I am the mother of a 6-year-old with Duchenne MD. His life expectancy is 20 years old. I am also an LPC intern (I currently work as a crisis counselor for hurricane victims in …