Divorce is a trauma; it's a death and a loss. You have to grieve it. Still, there are ways to do so healthily.

Earlier this year, my father passed away. As a therapist who has worked extensively with grief, and a person who has experienced many loses in recent years, in ways this was familiar terrain. Yet, ...

A family gathers around a photo of the child they lost to a life-threatening illness. Friends of Karen is a non-profit that provides vital financial, advocacy, and emotional support to families ...

Man experiencing gray divorce grieving. Source: Kindel Media/Pexels John Bowlby, the developer of attachment theory, said, "There are few blows to the human spirit so great as the loss of someone near ...

Grief is often described as something to be overcome; a hurdle to clear before life can return to normal. But according to Louis A. Gamino, a board-certified clinical psychologist with Baylor Scott & ...

Allison De Paoli was sleeping about eight to 10 hours a night, but the founder of Altique Consulting couldn't figure out why she was tired all the time. Deep in the throes of a grieving process from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. McGill Desautels Faculty professor covering leadership and strategy. When Paul Simard calls grief “a gift,” he means it in the ...

Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...

In September, my mom died after a short battle with colon cancer. She was 83 and lived a full life in which she had a fulfilling career in education, traveled the world visiting 100-plus countries, ...

In our "death-phobic" society, few of us make the effort to prepare for death — but the ability to do so is a gift that no one should turn away.