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Advisors report that they are attending more funerals these days than they’ve ever had to attend before. That is not surprising, given our aging population. A few background statistics from the U.S.
“When we say the wrong thing, we're often trying to make ourselves feel better about someone’s pain,” says Rebecca Feinglos, ...
It's easy to forget, but the holidays can be a really hard time for some people, especially those who've recently lost someone they love. For NPR's Life Kit, Julia Furlan talked to grief experts about ...
Grief like politics and sex is often a taboo topic, a profound human experience deemed too raw or too dangerous for honest conversation. Although most of us will face loss multiple times in our lives, ...
The moment loss enters our lives, it changes everything. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a career setback, or another significant change, grief arrives uninvited and ...
Trigger warning: Considering that grief triggers can happen any time and any place, it’s a pretty safe bet that a blog about grief will contain triggers. If you’re grieving and feeling particularly ...
What compounds it is that the culture around aging parenting doesn't have much language for this. There are scripts for proud ...
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On a gloomy Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, one of my most driven and responsible students sent me a message before class asking if I could stay on Zoom after the meeting to talk about ...