grief

For many people, Christmas can be the hardest time of year.
Instead of twisting yourself in knots to hide reality from your child, talking with them honestly about death is an opportunity for learning and growth.
Speaking to the Muppet character, the actor reflected on celebrating and missing his mom, who died of pancreatic cancer.
Fans and grief experts weigh in on the complexities of mourning the former One Direction singer.
It's hard to know the right thing to do, but thankfully these do help.
The "stages of grief" are far more nuanced than you'd think.
“I can, at any moment, just burst out because it’s such a loss."
"There is your life before the death of your beloved spouse and your life after. The pain never fully goes away."
"My parents never understood my motives for admitting myself inpatient. However, from hundreds of miles away, Grandma Bevy repeated over the phone, 'I’m proud of you.'"
"The loss will be with your forever but your world will grow around that grief."