When my children were little, they did not want to put their faces under water. During swimming lessons, I watched as their wonderful coach gently worked with them to get more comfortable. First they ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -For some, the holidays bring up memories of the people they lost, those memories often taking some of the cheer out of Christmas. A Lincoln therapist is giving some advice to ...

It seems to me the great contemporary books on grief are by writers who have learned from their own experience. Then they realized what they learned resonated with others, so they wrote about it.

Years ago when I was in spiritual director training, Jo Ann Kunz, was one of my instructors. She taught me a practice she called, “Doing a Write.” This process is one I’ve done myself many times since ...

When Ryan Brazil told her students, “We make space for each other,” she offered a truth that extends well beyond her ...

Reid died late last June, the day after his 27th birthday. He’d spent the past two years battling a rare form of cancer. But his passing occurred without warning, and it left me reeling. He was here, ...

We have seen a lot of death around here lately. Last summer, our neighbor came by to tell us he was throwing a block party. Two weeks later, he had a heart attack and died. His wife threw the party ...

All the bright decor, shiny tinsel and joyous caroling ringing in the holidays can't outshine the somber fact grief takes no vacations. It's been noted depression, anxiety and other mental-emotional ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Krista Powers, a breast cancer survivor, has found that grief can be a catalyst for growth. Powers, who discovered a lump in her right breast on a Saturday evening, said the ...