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, ...

When a family grieves a loss, a barrage of different emotions, reactions, and coping mechanisms will emerge, likely at different paces. The process of grief may include shutting down, crying, sleeping ...

An international study investigates spontaneous after-death communication to understand how participants perceive the emotional state of the deceased and how this perception influences their grieving ...

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 ...

“It’s time to move on” is a statement that people who are grieving often hear. Although people are trying their best to be supportive, this statement is the least helpful. The most important thing to ...

As a counselling psychologist, I have sat with many individuals and families navigating the aftermath of crime. Witnessing the silent weight of grief, the disruption of safety, and the often, ...

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 ...

An international study investigates spontaneous after-death communication to understand how participants perceive the emotional state of the deceased and how this perception influences their grieving ...

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, ...