LGBT: Mourning the Loss of Your Partner — Invisible Grief
Death doesn’t hold back. When it hits, it punches holes in your life. Mourning the loss of a partner ushers in a hard season of deep holes. Your expectations and everyday reality are filled with voids left by the one you loved. In life, you and your partner had each...
Tips for Dealing with Loss of a Child
Grief is hard work and can be exhausting. You probably feel that there is no one who can possibly understand what you are feeling and experiencing. These are tips to help you cope as you begin to deal with your loss. Choose carefully whom you share with. Do not go to...
Grief Symptoms: How Grief Affects the Brain
In the aftermath of your loss, have you begun to wonder about your grief symptoms? Have you found they are different than you imagined? On some level, you expected the sorrow and the anxious thoughts. The longing and disbelief are extremely painful…but expected. So...
Recognizing and Coping with the Symptoms of Traumatic Grief
The symptoms of traumatic grief are complex, often requiring the help of a therapist. The most common symptoms and how to cope with them are listed here.
Parent Suicide: Coping with Your Parent’s Sudden Death
Parental suicide carries a heavy social stigma and takes a deep emotional toll. Seek help to cope with feelings of abandonment, powerlessness and low self-esteem.