A Northstate grief counselor is helping kids remember lost loved ones during the Valentine’s Day season.
This week, I experienced one of the most profound losses in my life—the sudden and unexpected passing of a dear friend. This kind of loss shakes you to your core, altering not just your world but ...
Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...
In this week's "Kindness 101," Steve Hartman and his children explore the lesson of grief. They revisit the Schoper family, where three young kids found a positive way to cope with loss after saying ...
Among her ten takeaways, Rizzo shares universally accepted truths like “grief is not linear” and “grief is not one size fits all.” But she also opened up about some lesser-discussed realities, such as ...
New Jersey is now a step away from requiring schools to teach students about coping with grief and loss — a likely unprecedented move as thousands of children in the state have lost immediate family ...
A new state law will require New Jersey schools to incorporate lessons on grief into health education classes to help students understand the physical and emotional effects of loss and identify ...
My husband of 34 years died recently. Unprepared for the reality of terrible loss, I learned how to grieve like everyone does: the hard way. Here are 12 lessons that may help you someday, in no ...
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The Lessons of Grief

Grief is ugly. It is raw, relentless, and merciless. It does not come gently or leave quietly. Grief stormed into my life like a natural disaster, shattering everything I once knew and leaving me with ...