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There is a lot that goes unsaid in grief, particularly when it comes to dating after the death of a partner. Jana talks with Megan Devine ab...
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As a child, Rachel Stephenson learned first hand the pain of not knowing the truth about her mother's death. The secrecy in her family led t...
How do we talk with the youngest children about death? What words should we use? Can they even understand?
This is the second episode in a three-part series about grieving when the relationship with the person who died was difficult or challenging...
This is the first in a three-part series about grieving when the relationship with the person who died was complex or conflicted. In this ep...
When someone dies, it creates upheaval in the support system, leading to unfamiliar territory in terms of how to help those with different p...
After a death, it’s not unusual for children to have an increased sense of fear and anxiety. (It’s not unusual in adults, either.) When bad ...
Grief affects our connections with others in many ways. Loss can foster a greater closeness with family and friends and it can also wreak ha...
Most of us don’t know what to say or do, so we go turn to what we’ve heard others say in a similar situation, “I’m sorry for your loss.” Whi...
“How do I tell my child about the death?” This is the most common question we receive at The Dougy Center. Someone has died, leaving parents...
We discuss some of the current mythology surrounding grief timelines and demystify the idea that there is a recipe for grieving or one right...
