Human psychology and a burning planet: How to harness your ecological grief and eco-anxiety to fight climate change by Wistar Murray | Aug 13, 2021 | Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics Humanity is (mostly) made up of moral, sensitive, and compassionate beings. We love big-eyed baby animals. We love gazing at waterfalls. We hate global pandemics that keep us from hanging out with our friends. And, of course, we hate reading again and again about the imminent destruction of our homes…
Tough losses can lead to the dismantling of a relationship—here’s some advice for grieving together and making sure that doesn’t happen by Taylor Bennett | Oct 19, 2020 | Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics, Relationships They say that when you grieve, you deny the reality of the situation. This isn’t happening, this can’t be happening. You also feel extremely angry. You direct this anger at your loved ones, maybe even the person you’ve lost. How could you do this to me? How could you leave…
Grappling with difficult emotions that might arise on 9/11: Grief, sadness, fear, and anger by Taylor Bennett | Sep 10, 2020 | Feelings & Emotions, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics As September 11 approaches, many Americans brace for impact. After 20 years, we have come to expect the grief, the sadness, the fear, the anger. Or, even an overwhelm of all of these emotions at once. For some—especially those who lost loved ones on this fateful day—it never gets easier;…
Grief in the workplace: Managing sadness about working from home by Madison Bambini | Aug 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics, Work & Careers Rewind to January 2020. You were in the office, working with great coworkers and an awesome boss, learning more and more each day. Everything made sense and everything felt right. Then, all of a sudden, a pandemic spread across the globe and ruined all of your plans. Sounds like a…
Why it’s okay to grieve your original wedding date and how to shift your focus to the future by Madison Bambini | Aug 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics Weddings are a time for joy and utter happiness. It’s a special time in your life when you declare your undying love for your partner and celebrate amongst your closest friends and family. You spend months planning: picking out colors, finding the perfect dress, hosting showers and parties leading up…
Teens are grieving an unfair end to high school and preparing for an uncertain start to college by Taylor Bennett | Aug 11, 2020 | Children, Teens, & Adolescents, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics If you’re a recent high school grad, we want to first apologize. For many (if not all) of you, senior year was cut short. We know you must feel sad, angry, disappointed, confused. You’ve watched graduating classes before you and looked forward to your turn—to attend senior prom; to walk…
When a family member dies—how to adjust to a new normal by Christy Monson | Nov 13, 2018 | Family, Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics There are many different types of loss and a plethora of different reactions to loss; loss might mean a loved one’s death, divorce, or moving, while common reactions to loss include depressive or anxious feelings. The way we react to such a loss has much to do with two systems:…
How do you cope and move forward after losing a loved one to suicide? by Dr. Ronica Branson | Sep 13, 2018 | Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics, Suicide The loss of a loved one to suicide can hurt on a deeper level, often because of all the questions left unanswered. This type of loss can leave one feeling overwhelmed with guilt, wondering what they could have done differently and questioning everything they know to be true. While this…
How does grief affect weight gain or loss? by Taylor Bennett | Sep 5, 2018 | Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics If you’ve ever suffered from a major loss — that of a loved one or even the loss that comes with a breakup or job change — you might’ve experienced a change in appetite: in most cases, a loss of it. When my boyfriend of a few years broke up…
Grief and memory loss: Can grief cause memory loss? by Taylor Bennett | Sep 4, 2018 | Grief & Loss, Memory, Mental Health Topics Losing a loved one is always difficult, but there is a more severe form of grief—called complicated grief—which makes it hard for an individual to ever move forward with life. Complicated grief is marked by debilitating feelings that don’t resolve or improve with time; instead, they can haunt an individual…
Will my grief ever end? Here’s how you can grieve well and help yourself through the painful process by Sherry Cormier | Sep 4, 2018 | Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics Instead of “getting over” or “moving on” from grief, you should take the necessary time and care to process the loss that you have experienced. While grief does lessen in intensity with time, it never truly goes away… as you’ll never forget that person you lost and the impact they…
What loss has taught me: Losing a loved one is a painful experience, but it’s also one to learn from by Taylor Bennett | Aug 30, 2018 | Grief & Loss, Mental Health Topics Losing a loved one is dreadfully painful, but there is a flip side to every coin. In this case: there is much to learn from those tough losses. First, it can change the way you live your very life—it might dawn on you that you should live happier, or kinder,…