What’s Your Love Language

When it comes to our mourning and how others can best help us, there’s no one right way. That’s because every person and every loss is unique. Not only are each of us singular individuals with unique histories and personalities, but the people we grieve the loss of—as...

Why Choose A Final Resting Place for Your Loved One

When a loved one dies, many important decisions must be made. How the person’s body will be cared for and where it will be placed are among these decisions. Especially if you have chosen cremation, this article will help your family understand the many benefits of...

First Aid for Broken Hearts

“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” — Tori Amos We meet here, on this page, because your heart is broken. You’re hurting. You’re suffering life’s most painful experience: loss. Whatever your loss may be, please...

The Grief of Dementia Care Partners

“One of the hardest things you will ever have to do is grieve the loss of a person who is still alive.” — Jeannette Walls If you’re caring for a loved one with dementia, you are no doubt experiencing grief. Like the hundreds of millions of other dementia care partners...

Too Much Loss: Grief Overload and Its Causes

If you are feeling overwhelmed by too much loss, this article is for you. Loss and unwanted change are unavoidable parts of everyone’s life, but sometimes people experience a disproportionate number or degree of bad things. Sometimes the losses stack too high,...

Helping Your Family Heal After Miscarriage

Miscarriage is a Significant Loss It is normal and natural to hurt deeply after miscarriage. While others may imply or outright tell you that miscarriage happens too early on for you to be attached to the baby, or that miscarriage is so common it’s nothing to get...