Archive for Grief Coping Styles

Comfort is one of my favorite words in the English language. Like many people, I crave comforting things. For example, comfortable shoes…

If ever there were a time you'd expect to cry, it's after the death of a loved one or other…

A few weeks ago, we published a post about absent grief (i.e., feeling like you're not grieving as much as…

I may be betraying my trade as a mental health professional to admit that, personally, I’m not much for counseling…

We are working on some projects over here at the WYG headquarters (otherwise known as 'whatever coffee shop we wandered…

Although Litsa and I are different in many ways, one thing we've always had in common is a love of…

Photography by Kevin Amos  I am wearing shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable shoes. I hate my shoes. Each day…

Are you the family member everyone looks to when times get tough?  Are you who your friends call when they need a…

Today, I want to have a no-frills, straightforward discussion about grief and negative coping. People commonly engage in negative coping (c'mon,…