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How Do You Grieve For an Ex-Spouse?

By Mel Glazer — My first wife died several weeks ago. We were married almost thirty years, we have four kids and four grandsons, and we were divorced four years […]

Writing to Heal: A Personal Journey

By Linda C. Wisniewski, M.S.L.S. — Take a walk through any bookstore, and you’ll see that memoirs are among the most popular books being sold today. People from all walks […]

Surviving the suicide of my child

By Terrye Harris On December 13, 2004, my world shattered into a million pieces. After a 2 year long battle with schizophrenia, my youngest son, Jonathan took his own life […]

Should Mother Give Deceased Daughter’s Clothes to Someone Else?

Question from Mary: I have a friend who lost her daughter at age 10. She now has a step-daughter that age, and my friend is giving her step-daughter her deceased […]

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 life […]

Father Recalls Son’s Suicide on the 10th Anniversary

By Dick Loehr — You are reading this because you have lost someone to suicide or perhaps you have had suicidal thoughts yourself. I am writing this to tell you […]

Is Six Months After Husband’s Death Too Soon to Begin Dating?

Question from Mary: I lost my husband after 31 years. He literally dropped dead at work seven and a half months ago. We had been married almost 31 years and […]

Grief, Guilt, Death, Denial: a different experience for all

by Mel Menzies There is a tendency to assume that, following a bereavement, grief must adhere to a certain pattern to be real. But this is not true. The process […]

“Motherland”: Six Women United by Loss

The movie “Motherland” will have its world premiere next month at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. “Motherland” is a film about six women from diverse backgrounds […]

‘Weaving the Arts’ Grief Conference Set in Colorado

Below you will find information on an upcoming, experiential learning conference focusing on the use of creative therapies to address issues of grief and loss. This conference is being hosted […]

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