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

Death comes with so much uncertainty, yet one thing is for certain: We all feel its effects at some point in our lives. I remember the first time I had to wrap my mind around it. My mom ran over my ...

Rio Richards shares advice for both grievers and their loved ones ahead of the holiday Getty Rio Richards, a licensed therapist, started posting on Instagram after her dad died in order to connect ...

He described it as a period of time following a loss when a person must process or work through their thoughts, memories, and emotions in order to move on with life. Grief, in a nutshell, is an ...

Most of us feel awkward and uncomfortable around people who are grieving—sometimes even people we are very close to. We don’t want to say the “wrong thing” or inadvertently offend someone who is ...

When it comes to grief, no two experiences are alike. There’s no roadmap for navigating complex feelings and emotions, and how you respond to an upsetting situation varies on the circumstance.

“When we focus on revenge instead of healing, we never heal.” –Deborah Ross Vengeance is both a state of mind as well as a potential impetus to action. It is a response to a transgression, real or ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. I was in acute grief ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

"Grief affects our pets just as much as it does us," Lorna Winter, an expert in dog behavior, tells Newsweek. So when a pup loses their favorite person, how can we help them? Newsweek spoke with two ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. My 6-year-old boy ...