Grieving the departed will always elicit startling feelings and strange behaviors. It may be less about truth than about timing. Read more

"Complicated grief" resulting from unresolved guilt, anger, shame, and regret can fester on for many years. Read more

Kumar answers a question about how to deal with clients who have suffered devastating losses. The first thing a therapist must do is to reassure the client by... Read more

I nod numbly as I try to absorb the image of building a coffin for one's child. [Eric]'s son, Paul, is 15 years old. He's slowly dying from a brain tumor. n... Read more

Therapists often assume that people going through grief or trauma must always emotionally work. But through the experience if they are to recover, recent... Read more

Stop making sense and allow yourself the luxury of tears. Read more

In our technological society, real death is hidden away while fantasized deaths are available for viewing in dizzying numbers. It's time to separate our... Read more

Some things just can't be fixed. Read more