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 ...

Meghan Riordan Jarvis, who specializes in grief and loss, shares her favorite books for different kinds of grief, for readers of all ages Meghan Riordan Jarvis, MA, LCSW is an author, podcast host, ...

Psychologists, counselors and other experts share the titles they recommend most. By Hope Reese Joanna Luttrell is well acquainted with grief. The bereavement coordinator supports families that are ...

Author Cyndi Jacobi will sign her memoir “KeeP UP” at a Manistee bookstore, with proceeds aiding families affected by ...

Author and podcast host Natasha Smith tackles grief that is specific to Black women in her new book Black Woman Grief (InterVarsity Press, Feb. 2025). PW talked with her about providing ways for Black ...

The American Psychiatric Association added prolonged grief disorder to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 2022, and though the move was not universally applauded—“There is no ...

Losing a loved one feels disorienting. Feelings of anguish, disbelief, sadness, love, numbness, and anger can appear in confusing clusters. If we live long enough, we will all face the loss of many ...

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — When people think of grief, they often think of death. But for many family caregivers, grief begins long before a loved one is gone. Family caregivers often grieve changes in a ...