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A bereavement counsellor explains how to cope with the loss of a parent.
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AI ghosts, the recreation of digital versions of the dead, may sound like a wonderful idea to those dealing with the pain of loss but this technology could seriously disrupt the grieving process
Current bereavement policies do not address the reality of employees with family members that have used, or are planning to use, medical assistance in dying (MAID) services.
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Most workplace bereavement policies were designed prior to MAID and very few employers have adjusted these policies in light of the new reality of living and dying in Canada.
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Alabama’s case began when three couples sued an IVF clinic where their frozen embryos had accidentally been dropped.
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Research suggests that music therapy can help support people before and after a loved one’s death.
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There are many social assumptions about how to best ‘get through’ grief. We interview 95 people about their experiences of loss and found we need to rethink what grief looks and feels like.
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Mourning the loss of a loved one before they die is known as anticipatory grief. It’s a distressing state but can be managed, as two experts explain.
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Children experience grief much more commonly than most of us think. This is what they want to know.
A group of colourfully dressed women mourning a death in India.
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From Bali to China, Italy to India, the way people grieve varies greatly across the world.
People are often taken aback by the intensity of pet grief.
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The death of a pet can be a deeply painful experience. But acknowledging the way pet grief is different can help people find consolation.
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Research shows people can undergo transformational experiences when they grieve.
Princes William and Harry have made several joint public appearances following the death of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Sharing administrative tasks and reminiscing on family moments can bring siblings together during tough times.
William Prince of Wales and Catherine Princess of Wales accompanied by Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex look at tributes to Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle.
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The death of the Queen may turn people’s minds to the loss of their own grandparents, or how the younger royals will cope.
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Grief is messy, surprising, revealing and honest at different times and all at once. Here, it is also funny.
When a person loses a loved one to COVID-19, the mental health effects can be severe.
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COVID-19 deaths tend to be more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths. A sociologist explains the mental health burdens facing the millions who’ve lost a relative to the coronavirus.
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We have also lost moments of shared empathy – a space for others to see people who are travelling the same path.
Spontaneous memorials started appearing in the vicinity of the tower in the days and weeks after the fire.
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Designing a memorial that helps the community grieve and heal is no easy task.
Spirit photograph by William Hope, taken around 1920.
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Today viewers may be preoccupied by the methods used by spirit photographers, but spirit photographs had a notable impact on the bereaved who commissioned the portraits.
Spirit photograph from 1901.
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The afterlife envisioned by spiritualism appealed to women who rejected the idea that their unbaptized children could be damned to hell.
As the pandemic progresses, many more children will experience devastating losses.
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Estimates suggest that every 12 seconds, a child somewhere in the world loses a caregiver to the coronavirus pandemic.