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Ask Amy: Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are tough for grieving parents

Dear Amy: With Mother's Day and Father's Day approaching, I want to share my perspective. My...

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Ask Amy: Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are tough for grieving parents

Shari O'Loughlin /Articles
May 1st, 2025
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Beauty in Brokenness

In the English language, we have words to describe a person who has experienced loss...

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Beauty in Brokenness

Mark Mason /Articles
April 30th, 2025
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Does “Healing” Apply to Grief?

(Names of people quoted in this article have been changed to protect confidentiality.) “What is...

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Does “Healing” Apply to Grief?

Rob Goor /Articles
April 28th, 2025
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This Life

During my daughter’s birth something went wrong. I had been in labor for a reasonable...

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This Life

Jody Gelb /Articles
April 25th, 2025
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My Compassionate Friends

They call themselves the Tuesday Tinkerbells, my mom’s Tuesday-afternoon card group. The women are all...

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My Compassionate Friends

Tonya Woods /Articles
March 26th, 2025
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The Arrival of Spring

It is early spring here on Cape Cod and the signs of the season are...

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The Arrival of Spring

Joan Baker Scott /Articles
March 19th, 2025
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Forever Friends

I was in a cheerful mood as I walked into the card store that bright...

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Forever Friends

Carol Schultz /Articles
March 12th, 2025
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What is Time?

Our perception of life is often based on time, divided into past, present, and future...

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What is Time?

Linda Henderson /Articles
March 5th, 2025
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The Wind Blows … But the Sun Still Shines

An excerpt from the book, Natalia’s Endless Love...A Love to Live For: The winds forever...

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The Wind Blows … But the Sun Still Shines

Janine Salevsky /Articles
February 26th, 2025
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Heart Connections – Grief and Our Senses

Grief is defined as the emotional response that follows loss. While grief is intensely emotional,...

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Heart Connections – Grief and Our Senses

Shari O'Loughlin /Articles
February 24th, 2025
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Grief and the African American

During times of grief, African Americans often draw upon a rich tapestry of support systems,...

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Grief and the African American

J. Sue Williams /Articles
February 20th, 2025

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