Some grief is clear and immediate: A spouse or parent passes away, and you mourn their loss alongside your community. But other types of grief arrive quietly. There's no funeral, no clear goodbye, no ...

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 ...

Grief is a universal experience. Regardless of geography, socio-economic status, age, or gender, humans grieve when a loved one dies. But what about loss that changes or ends the relationship without ...

The bond between parent and child is one of life’s great joys. But for around one in 25 Australians navigating estrangement, it remains their greatest heartache. The ‘ambiguous loss’ associated with ...

Grief is a feeling of deep sorrow that stems from a significant event. It can be the death of a loved one, divorce, job loss, or anything that causes sadness and a lifestyle change. But “ambiguous ...

Karlawish is a professor of medicine, medical ethics, health policy, and neurology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, co-director of the Penn Memory Center, and executive ...