Death is a sheltered experience in our dominant culture, and many shy away from doing anything so as to avoid doing the ...

Loved ones often try to alleviate some of the grief a person may be feeling by offering helpful phrases or advice, but what ...

Like so many people, I’m fascinated, consumed, and appalled by death. I read books about it, I occasionally write hypothetical eulogies for loved ones in my head, and I even have a tattoo that says ...

In a Reddit post, a mother explained a conflict that stemmed from an unthinkable loss she had experienced only weeks earlier. “This situation deals with infant loss,” she wrote, adding that while ...

Grieving the loss of a loved one is a painful but normal part of the human experience. While many often cite Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief as one common way to understand the process ...

Joan Didion, author of "The Year of Magical Thinking," speaks at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California in February, 1977. Grief is a profound and complicated experience. The process of grief ...

When David Schonfeld, MD, learned his mother had died, he wanted to explain it to his daughter. But she was just under 2 years old at the time, and hadn't yet learned the word “dead.” He tried a few ...

Chicken and rice is always a nice combo, but it can be especially comforting to someone seeking solace. This version keeps the seasonings simple, so it’s easy to eat even with a low appetite. And with ...

Shortly after Elizabeth George started her freshman year in high school last fall, her parents tested positive for COVID-19. And Elizabeth stepped up to take care of them. "I was running the house, ...

This striped dolphin, photographed in the Gulf of Corinth, may be grieving a relative. A new study examines the evidence. Silvia Bonizzoni/Dolphin Biology and Conservation For years, there’s been ...

President Trump took an unusual step and offered money to the father of an army corporal killed in Afghanistan in June, according to the Washington Post. That news comes amid scrutiny for the ...