Tag: Loss
Processing and grieving an ongoing loss – such as a child...
Brad Phillips, West Virginia University
Traditional loss is typically considered a five-stage process, linear and time-bound, where a person...
Pushing ‘closure’ after trauma can be harmful to people grieving –...
Nancy Berns, Drake University
From the breakup of a relationship to losing a loved one, people are often told...
What Greek epics taught me about the special relationship between fathers...
Joel Christensen, Brandeis University
Father’s Day inspires mixed emotions for many of us. Looking at advertisements of happy families...
Do we actually grow from adversity?
Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University and Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University
In our culture, there’s this idea that enduring a tragedy can be good...
During the holidays, giving gifts to the dead can help you...
Jenna Drenten, Loyola University Chicago
Every December, my family decorates two Christmas trees: one for our living room and one for the cemetery, where my...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
