Dr. Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist imprisoned at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. He watched his fellow prisoners and saw that, no...

Resilience in grief demands that we take the time we need. Think about the deepest kinds of physical wound: a gun shot, a stab wound, an...

What is braver than stepping in to a new life without the person you’ve loved? What is more courageous than living with empty arms, in an...

Researchers have found that certain belief systems can have a positive effect on our grief process. For example, if we believe in a...

Dear Scott, You died a good death. You did. So why am I so angry? I can’t seem to move past it right now. I am locked in this rumination...

Writing prompt: car San Diego My university financially supports the professional development of faculty, so I was able to attend the...

We ended every conversation, every goodbye with “I love you.”  Jimmy Fallon even read my tweet on #Hashtags: “Mistakenly ended a phone...

Hi Honey, I’ve always loved Thanksgiving; it’s always been my favorite holiday. But we just endured a really rough week — with your...

Dear Scott, Did you know you died on Rick Hartley’s birthday? He posted on his Facebook wall about his sadness – how he found it surreal...

Dear Scott, It feels kinda like labor pains, except in my chest. I opened a piece of mail today and was ambushed by grief. Your...

My dad was a dairy farmer and school bus driver. When I was little, I’d go with him to the school bus garage and listen while he chatted...

Dear Scott, You died on a Friday. It was warm and sunny outside, and as I looked out the window of your hospital room, I’d see traffic...