In our society, many people struggle to determine if their grief after a loss is normal. After all, we don’t get to see other people grieve. Most people don’t grieve publicly and often feel they have ...

National Grief Awareness Day is Saturday Aug. 30. It’s a day dedicated to open communication on loss and bereavement to raise awareness about the experience of grief and the grieving process, to ...

It was so hard being on the receiving end of a daughter’s anger. It’s wasn’t the profanity nor the frontal attack on the care her father has been receiving but the intensity of it, the felt urgency, ...

Ambiguous grief is the experience of loss without closure, often prolonged and rarely fully recognized by society. Grief is a natural response to loss, often associated with death. However, there is ...

We all know that it is normal to feel sad for a while when we lose a loved one, but grief is often much bigger than just sadness, making it hard to feel like yourself. You might even wonder if you are ...

Grief over the death of a loved one may be hard-wired in the brain, suggests a new study. Neurologists examined why some people struggle to move on from loss. They found that, for most people, the ...

Grief can cause digestive problems like stomach pain, constipation, or diarrhea. The stress of grief can weaken the immune system, making you more prone to illness. Sleep problems, like insomnia, are ...

Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful. By Christina Caron Jane Griffin, 71, knew that her husband was dying — he had been ...