Question from a Reader:  I don’t know where or how to start. I lost a beloved dog a month ago. My other dog is critically ill. I lost a very good friend earlier this year. …

Men go through all kinds of identity changes when they experience the loss of a child, especially a child who is older and has lived long enough to create established memories with his or her …

Mother’s Day had been one of the most dreaded days of my life for a long time – until I learned that guilt can be overcome and forgiveness can take place after the death of …

Anticipating the loss of someone you love is a terrifying and traumatic time. The person may have a life threatening or terminal illness. You are torn in two: one side is full of hope and trust …

Animal Rescuer Devastated As Shelter Disregards Her Wishes
© 2010 by Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC
Question from a reader:  I have been saving sick, feral kittens for over five years.  I expend an enormous amount of …

Mother Agonizes Over Pet’s Burial
Question from a reader:  I am writing in hopes that you may be able to provide advice or support that I can give my parents who just had to euthanize their 12-year-oldd …

What can be said about the meaning of anger; and what role does anger play in our eventual recovery from grief?
We know that, as humans, we are capable of experiencing a full range of feelings, …

I had guilt feelings after four loved ones died within nine months. My elder daughter was the first family member to die and, though she and her twins came for dinner every Sunday, I wished …

No one can know the depth of despair to which a person may sink upon contemplation of suicide. Possibly, the black hole in which one finds him/herself gets deeper and darker as the days go …

by Sandy Fox
It is the two year anniversary of my friend’s daughter’s death. Whether she died from an overdose of drugs by accident or on purpose will never be known. What is known is that she …

Question from Lang: My husband passed away on in May from leukemia. I cried every day for more than 2 months. I have 2 children, 15 and 13. They are OK, but I don’t think …

Most families of our generation don’t talk much about feelings, but when our parent is aging or ill, many emotional issues arise for both the primary caregiver and for other family members. It can be …

By Sandra Pesmen –
If you want to celebrate any holiday, especially Father’s Day, you have to learn to deal with anger and guilt?.?
Whether we widows admit it or not, when our spouse dies, most of …

By Abel Keogh –
Dating again after the death of a spouse can be an awkward experience. It can bring out feelings of guilt and betrayal for the person dating again. It can also bring out …

By Chris Mulligan –
Apparent in all the media, bombarding my world, I saw advertisements the first Mother’s Day after my son died:
The perfect Mothers’ Day gift.?Celebrate Mom!???Make her day!???Surprise her with style.? Especially for you, …

By Debra Reagan — ?
“My son died of a drug overdose.” This is one of the most difficult sentences I have ever spoken in my life. Every time I opened my mouth to speak these …