by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
6 Things About Loss That This Widow Wishes You Knew I lost my husband to a chronic illness four months ago. The average length of time U.S. widows have been alone is 14 years, according to Census data, so I’m a relative newbie to the club. But as I tell people, after...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
How to cope with the death of a grandparent Grandparents are an essential part of a family. They provide love, guidance and shelter. We can always count on them to listen to us from their hearts, share their wisdom and lend a shoulder to cry on when we need it most....
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
Sibling Grief:Survivors of Suicide Loss Sibling survivors are often called the forgotten mourners. When a sibling dies, those siblings left behind, no matter their ages, are considered secondary mourners to the parents and/or if the sibling who died had a spouse and...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 2, 2018 |
WHY DOES PET LOSS HURT SO MUCH? People I encounter in pet grief support groups are often shocked to discover how bad they feel when their pets die. Statements such as “I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I didn’t feel this bad when my...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 1, 2018 |
Grief After Traumatic Loss Recently a reader emailed us and asked if we’d write a post about grieving a violent death. She’d been looking around the Internet for resources and information on the topic and had noticed the literature was a little...
