Grief: General

These thoughtful articles provide guidance and direction for anyone touched by grief.

• The Journey Through Grief
• The Mourner's Bill of Rights

Helping Yourself With Grief

Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey

• What's Your Love Language?
• Teeter-Totter of Resilience and Vulnerability in Grief
• You Must Say Hello Before You Say Goodbye
• You Must Make Friends with the Darkness Before You Can Enter the Light
• You Must Go Backward Before You Can Go Forward
• Mustering the Courage to Mourn
• Love and Grief: In Communion and Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
• Will I Befriend My Feelings Or Will I Deny Them
• Will I Grieve or Will I Mourn
• Helping Yourself Heal When Someone Dies
• Helping Yourself Heal When Your Child Dies
• Helping Yourself Heal When Your Spouse Dies
• Helping Yourself Heal When a Parent Dies
• Helping Yourself When a Baby Dies
• Helping Yourself Heal During the Holiday Season
• Helping Dispel 5 Common Myths About Grief
• Helping Yourself Live When You Are Seriously Ill
• Helping Yourself Live When You Are Dying

Helping Others With Grief

A friend has experienced the death of someone loved. How can you help? The following articles provide many practical suggestions for helping others with grief:

• The Misconception of the Funeral as a Rite of Closure
• Helping a Friend in Grief
• Helping a Man Who is Grieving
• Helping a Friend Who is Dying
• Helping a Friend Who is Seriously Ill
• Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal
• Helping a Homicide Survivor Heal
• Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving

• Helping a Grieving Friend in the Workplace
• Helping AIDS Survivors Heal
• Helping SIDS Survivors Heal
• Helping Your Family When a Member is Dying
• Helping Your Family When a Member is Seriously Ill
• Helping Your Family Cope When a Pet Dies

For and About Grieving Children and Teenagers

Children and teenagers have special needs following the death of a friend or family member. The following articles provide wonderful insight in helping children and teens understand and express their grief.

• Helping Children Cope with Grief
• Helping Teenagers Cope with Grief
• Helping Infants and Toddlers When Someone They Love Dies
• Helping Children with Funerals
• Helping Children Understand Cremation

Funerals, Memorials, Cremation and Related Topics

The days following the death of a loved one can be filled with sadness and confusion. The following articles can help you understand the importance of the rituals surrounding death.

• Helping Your Family Personalize the Funeral
• Helping Create a Meaningful Eulogy
• Ten Freedoms for Creating a Meaningful Funeral
• Why is the Funeral Ritual Important?