The word grief has come to be understood solely as a reaction to a death. But that narrow understanding fails to encompass the range of human experiences that create and trigger grief. Here are four ...

When we talk about grief, we tend to think of funerals and final goodbyes. But loss wears many faces—and not all of them involve death. Sometimes grief shows up quietly, when a chapter closes, a ...

Grief is universal, yet everyone experiences it in different ways. It's also a largely misunderstood aspect of life. What's certain is that, at one point or another, we all must go through it. But ...

“Pet loss grief is considered a ‘disenfranchised grief,’ which means it’s a type of grief that’s not widely acknowledged or ...

Grief, in short, is the natural reaction to loss. It can be caused by all kinds of losses — the death of a loved one, a pet, losing one's job, divorce, or many kinds of life changes. It's something ...

Grief isn't always tied to a grave. Sometimes, the people we mourn are still walking this earth, breathing the same air as us, yet unreachable—thanks to the tangled webs of time, circumstance, or ...

This is a personal reflection on a mother's loss of her daughter to suicide. Following an almost two-decade battle against ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Grief, defined by Merriam Webster as the “deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement,” is something no two people experience in the same way but everyone ...

Note: This story discusses suicide. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988.

Those who have lost loved ones to suicide, or anyone in the community that they’ve been affected by loss of suicide, those people can be at greater risk themselves to suicide ...