I see my mother everywhere. Though I never looked like her, I can now see a physical resemblance and so many of my qualities remind me of her. Not so for my dad. Everyone said …

A sudden and traumatic death shatters your world. The changes may be readily apparent or may take months, or even years, to emerge. In 2007, my elder daughter (mother of my twin grandchildren) and father-in-law …

Grief triggers – your deceased loved one’s birthday, the anniversary of your loss, and holiday festivities – are a recovery challenge. How will you respond? Will you continue to move forward with life or will …

    Please join Dr Gloria and Dr Heidi, Thursdays on Healing the Grieving Heart with Voice America
January 14
Topic: Dealing With Chronic Pain and Depression Without Drugs
Guest:  Norm Shealey, M.D., Ph.D. is President of Holos …

Children’s grief should be seen as an ongoing life process that is approachable through words, activities and non-verbal communication. Educators can use this understanding to create a safe environment for parents, teachers and childrento acknowledge …

As far back as I can remember my mother and father loved celebrating Thanksgiving. My father would tell us that this was his favorite holiday, simply because we were blessed as a family with …

Many details in last week’s shootings at Fort Hood are still unsettled, but in the wake of the trauma, military and private mental health groups are mobilizing their forces to make counselors available to not …

Dr. Bernie Siegel is a world renowned physician and leader in the field of health and healing, who has written numerous groundbreaking books. His latest book Buddy’s Candle is a great healing aid for grieving …

The only way to fully understand what your dreams are telling you is to observe them over time and slowly discover the landscape, the common themes and the inhabitants that populate your dream world.

 
For many of us, our workmates are like our second family. So it’s crucial that when someone at work suffers a loss, this “second family” is there to help.
 
After my mother died, I don’t think that …

After my infant son, Dylan, died I started jotting down various things and scenes I recalled from our experience.  I wanted to write about these memories not only to capture the details of Dylan’s life …

1st Guest:  Janice Ervin Janice Ervin’s early losses include the murder of her mother.  Janice’s desire is to bring enhanced understanding of the physical symptoms common to normal grieving and to give holistic suggestions on …

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This is the 3rd in a series of four articles on music and how it acts as a healing agent for those grieving a loss. In previous articles, we discussed the health …

By Nina Bennett –
I was used to fixing the problems Timothy, my youngest son, encountered when he was a child. If his older brother knocked down his castle of blocks, I helped him rebuild it. …

By Mary Bart —
Words can barely describe the depth of loss I felt when my father died.? I believe that I cried every day for at least a couple of years. My life felt …

By Elizabeth Miles —
At 17, when I was told by my Uncle Paul that I was “just like my mother,” I cringed.? Why would I want to be like her?? At that time my …