Grief is a normal response to loss. Most commonly we relate grief to the loss of a loved one, but grief can be caused by any loss. Although grief is often described as a five stage process (denial, ...

The Bible's shortest verse – "Jesus wept" – is also one of its most important. That was the message delivered by the Rev. Chad Scruggs in a March 5 sermon – "Death's Conqueror" – as the faithful at ...

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you can call 988 for help. A new fiction podcast coming out later this month tells the story of an Ohio congregation rocked by the suicide ...

St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church held its Blue Christmas service last week. For more than a decade, this mid-December gathering in Santa Monica, Calif., has been a time to acknowledge holiday ...

In these turbulent times, families have suffered devastating losses of loved ones, from the anguish of COVID-related deaths to gun violence, drug overdose, suicide, environmental disasters, and war.

I was waiting in line to enter the church for the funeral. I couldn’t believe he was even having one... A church funeral? The only times I ever remembered him going were Christmas Eve or Easter, but ...

Caregivers often get into health care because of an underlying desire to help heal people. That is why when caregivers lose patients, it can have a big emotional impact. Grief is a natural and normal ...

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Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Mike Hill—Getty Images, Bilge Paksoylu—500px/Getty Images, Marina Meshcherskaia —Getty Images; DAPA Images via Canva.com) The Knicks were clawing their way ...

Joan Didion, author of "The Year of Magical Thinking," speaks at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California in February, 1977. Grief is a profound and complicated experience. The process of grief ...

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 ...

Thanksgiving and Christmas can bring up bittersweet feelings. Yes, the end-of-year holidays are a time for celebration and being with family. But for many in the midst of grief, the holiday season can ...