Dec 26, 2022 | Grief, Mental Health, Trauma
While anniversaries are often positive reminders of happy events like weddings and first dates, not all anniversaries are days you want to remember. The date of the death of a loved one, a natural disaster, or any other traumatic event can trigger an “anniversary...
Oct 31, 2022 | Grief, Mental Health
You’ve probably heard of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross proposed the stages in her 1969 book, “On Death and Dying,” and more than 50 years later, many of us still use that framework...
Oct 9, 2022 | Depression, Grief, Mental Health, Trauma
Everyone needs time to get away from the stress of day-to-day life. Mental health retreats offer a sort of mental detox, providing a place to decompress and come away refreshed. But not all mental health retreats are created equal. Here, we’ll take a closer look at...
Apr 4, 2022 | Grief, Mental Health
When you lose someone you love, the grief can be overwhelming. It’s normal to feel sorrow, numbness, anger, anxiety, guilt, and so many other difficult emotions. While those feelings don’t disappear overnight, in most cases, they gradually become less intense and more...
Mar 7, 2022 | Grief, Mental Health
The pain of losing a loved one is a universal bond that all of us share. When the loved one is especially close to us—a spouse, a parent, a sibling, or most devastatingly, a child—the bereavement may endure for quite some time. When the grief becomes debilitating,...
