Grief affects the mind, body, emotions, nervous system and even deeply held beliefs – a reality many only grasp once loss ...

I know this pain intimately. I’m a grief researcher, social work professor and widow. I lost my husband, Brent, in a drowning accident when I was 36. He went missing two days before his body was ...

Nothing can prepare someone for the emotional pain and grief widows face after the loss of a spouse. For many women, the emotional devastation is frequently accompanied by new financial challenges ...

Asking Eric helps a grieving widow manage anxiety about leaving her pets and advises a grandmother on building confidence in a shy grandchild.

Following the death of Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny in a prison camp, his widow Yulia has published a picture of her mourning with their grieving daughter Dasha. "My sweet little girl. I flew ...

Physically, grief floods the body with stress hormones, leading to insomnia, fatigue, aches, heaviness and chest tightness. After losing someone close, studies suggest a brief increase in mortality ...

Asking Eric: In grief, widow only wants to spend time with pets “Nobody seems to understand why I want to be with them and only them.” ...

Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put this in perspective, I am recently widowed as of last August. My ...