Archive for Dealing with Friends and Family

Confession: Sometimes, I'm kind of a jerk. Actually, I've been an especially large mess during some of the years you've…

Today we want to talk about people who are maybe not so good for you in your grief or, oh…

'Tis the season for grief-related social anxiety; a time when even the most socially competent grievers are known to have reservations…

Ahhhh, family. Family, family, family. Family can be great, but that's not what this post is about.  This post is…

A couple years ago (almost exactly two years ago, in fact), the mom of one of my best friends died. …

64 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief, #57: Grief re-writes your address book. I lost my dad…

Death brings out the best and worst in families. Working with patients and families at the end-of-life, we've seen behavior…