Emotionally preparing for something sad to happen is a way of coping.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In early April, Maura Lewinger, a mother of ...

As those of us who have lost a loved one know, a year is a nanosecond in grief time, so, crucially, note that this diagnosis does not suggest that after a year you should be “over it.” Rather it ...

(RNS) — Grief runs by its own clock. Time speeds up and slows down at whim, but runs right on schedule in the land of the living. With or without grief, the next season comes. Winter ice follows ...

After Jessica Fein's daughter is diagnosed with a rare disease, she comes to understand that grief is often complicated and ...