Losing a loved one in traumatic circumstances can lead to persistent grief that does not ease over time.
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.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown placed on top, is carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall on Sept. 14, 2022.
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Whose lives are considered worth grieving? Why is Queen Elizabeth’s life and death considered more grievable by authorities than Indigenous people, overdose victims or anyone else?
Grieving the queen’s passing can be different to grieving the loss of someone we were close to. It’s also complicated by politics, colonialism and the contest about who she really was.
People need time and space to grieve at their own pace.
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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.
A man identified only as Viktor shows his neighbor’s grave in Bucha, Ukraine. It was too dangerous to go to the cemetery.
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Necessary public health protections have affected people’s access to dying loved ones, limited their participation in important rituals, and reduced their social support.
As the pandemic progresses, many more children will experience devastating losses.
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We are living through a one-in-one hundred year event. We are all doing the best we can. And that’s not only OK, it’s enough.
A funeral director calls relatives of a COVID-19 victim for a virtual viewing before cremation on May 22, 2020 in New York City.
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Religious scholars and faith leaders reflect on the death rites cultures have developed to honor the deceased, comfort the living and share the burden of mourning.
A bereavement counsellor on grief, loss and longing.
A piper plays ‘Amazing Grace’ as local residents look on during a local vigil in Wentworth, N.S., after the worst mass shooting in Canada.
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Virtual music vigils after the Nova Scotia shootings draw on a long tradition of Atlantic Canadian disaster songs and ‘broadside ballads’ to mourn in a time of social distancing.
For many who know someone who has lost a loved one, it can be hard to know what to say or how to respond. For those who have lost a loved one, the silence can be deafening. Some things to keep in mind.
Social media has become a powerful platform to cope with grief.
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The need for grief expression is apparent across history and cultures. But how do we know what works? Since the first empirical study into acute grief by Erich Lindemann in 1944, the modern study of grief…
We’ve seen both grieving for and by dictators in recent months.
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Dictators under siege in recent times have issued a range of public statements that seem to share a common theme: expressions of grief. But is that merely a construct of the media? Juxtapose the prostrate…