grief
The pandemic has disrupted death and mourning in ways we don’t yet understand
The act of being present for a dying loved one can be an initial processing of grief, but often family members of coronavirus patients aren’t allowed visits until the very end. COVID-19 may be setting the stage for a ‘tsunami of grief.’
A son’s letter to his grieving parents: ‘I have you, right now’
Before You Go: Luke Ottenhof and his family endured a year of tragic deaths. But death can teach us how to live—lessons he wants his parents to know
Trump’s 100 days: Our five stages of grief
Watching Donald Trump’s utterly inept turn as president has been an exhausting, emotional journey. But we will survive.
Augusten Borroughs’ anti-self-help book
The American memoirist says affirmations are absurd and truthfulness is medicinal
We’ve been misled about how to grieve
Why it may be wise to skip the months of journalling and group talk we’ve been taught we need
What grieving people need from you
Promising to ‘be there’ doesn’t mean dropping off one casserole, then vanishing