"I have a space in my heart that never closes." Source: Larry Carlat A little more than four years ago, my oldest son Rob shot and killed himself. He was 28. He suffered from depression, bipolar ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and the world, and damage to the heart is hard to repair – often requiring surgery. But what if other treatments like gene therapy could offer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dining through the lens of travel, trends and personal experiences. A text pinged my phone from my sister, reading as follows: “I ...

People believe that wallowing in their sadness will help them get rid of feelings of sadness and process their heartbreak. Sadly, this doesn't work. The other thing people think they need is closure, ...

At the sight of anything that reminds me of her, I say hello, or want to give it a high five. Sometimes I say a prayer that we’ll talk again. Other times I queue up Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”: ...

“It breaks my heart.” I imagine many of us have said this before. It’s a confession, one I might even call holy. It is a way of expressing sympathy or sorrow for something we’ve seen or experienced.

Poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously said, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” But sometimes the pain of heartbreak is just too much to bear, leaving us emotionally ...

Breakups are one of the most painful experiences you can have in life, especially when you expect the relationship to last forever. It can take months or even years to finally move past the heartbreak ...

So, laughter really is the best medicine. A mere chuckle is enough to expand cardiac tissue and increase the flow of oxygen throughout the body, thus exercising a weakened heart, according to a new ...

We all need healing at different times in our lives, whether physical, emotional or spiritual. When life feels overwhelming and sickness takes over, prayer can bring comfort, peace, and hope. For many ...

Experts have found that breakups, especially a difficult, unexpected one, can burrow deep into our subconscious. Everyone knows they hurt, but science shows they can alter our bodies as well as our ...