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Growing After Mistakes

by Lou LaGrand Everyone makes mistakes or fails in their attempts to grow and meet the challenges of daily life. Without these miscues little would be learned and growth as […]

Effective Techniques to Deal with Grief

by Amy Twain Losing someone very dear to your heart can indeed be a truly devastating experience. There are a variety of methods in which you could reduce the hurting […]

When Life Happens…Hints for Surviving Traumatic Loss

by Kent Whitaker Life happens to all of us, but have you noticed that some people come out of trials stronger, and some come out crushed? We can’t stop bad […]

Lessons Learned in Grief Loss

by Risa Mason-Cohen English actress Natasha Richardson was only 45 when she suffered a devastating brain injury resulting from what appeared to be a minor fall during a beginners ski […]

Noticing and Grieving Go Together

by Chris Mulligan Learning to “notice” during my first year of grief was more important than anything else in helping me survive my grief. It also provided me a major […]

Man Alive for Nearly 40 Years With Donated Organs

By Ken Trachy In 1972, suffering from end-stage kidney failure, I received a kidney transplant at the University of Minnesota. This had followed two years of debilitating disease and feelings […]

Symptoms of Bereavement Stress

by Margo Bastos Bereavement and loss will come to all of us at some time in our lives. Many people are losing jobs, homes and other securities in today’s world. […]

Of Fathers and Faith

Father’s Day is just ahead, and for more than 150 million Americans whose fathers have died, it will be a day of missing Dad. Father’s Day can be a traumatic […]

Purchasing Funeral Flowers

by Barbara K. Jackson A funeral is a very, very sad time for most families and as such care should be taken in purchasing any funeral flowers. This article explains […]

Should Man Contact Parents of High School Classmate Who Died?

Question from Al: Should I contact parents whose child, a high school friend, died 20 years ago? I feel awkward about doing this, especially at my age, mostly because she […]

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