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I am proud to serve Good Grief as a member of the Board of Trustees. After the sudden loss of my mother, I began my personal...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health America and Good Grief want us to take time to look around and look within in an...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health America and Good Grief want us to take time to look around and look within in an...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we can all learn a lesson about mental health from the wisdom of author and naturalist, John Burroughs (1837-1921)....

By Rebecca Soffer I’ll never forget the very first moment of the very first party I attended after my mom was killed in a car accident....

March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2023 is celebrating women who tell our stories. In this three part blog series, we will highlight...

March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2023 is celebrating women who tell our stories. In this three part blog series, we will highlight...

March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2023 is celebrating women who tell our stories. In this three part blog series, we will highlight...

Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others Part 1 of 3 In honor of Black History Month, this blog series...

Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others Part 2 of 3 This blog sets out to provide a high-level, introductory...

Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others Part 3 of 3 This blog series sets out to provide understanding of...

Hello! My name is Isabella (Izzy). I am 13 years old and in eighth grade. I am a huge Robin Williams fan, and there’s a specific...

Strategies to help students develop a growth mindset to overcome challenges

We are concerned that establishing a timeline for grief can add to the stigma many feel when navigating the loss of a family member or loved...

There are numerous ways to ensure employees who are navigating grief feel supported.

In the school environment, SEL is a proven approach to teaching students how to identify and process emotions, build relationships, and develop empathy for others.

There are numerous ways to continue bonds with your loved one who has died.

For many, the grieving experience is confusing because of common misconceptions and misunderstandings about how grief evolves, how long it lasts, its impact on children and...

Teaching kids emotional intelligence can help children better manage stress, build strong relationships, empathize with others, and achieve life’s goals.

We often struggle to talk about death with other adults, so we often feel helpless when the need arises to inform a child someone has died.

The idea of caring for ourselves can feel a bit strange during times of heightened stress in our lives when it is easy to become self-critical.

Children often struggle to adapt to this new normal. It takes patience, persistence, and the support of loved ones to get children through periods of grief....

Children’s Grief Awareness Day seeks to raise awareness of the impact that death has on children, highlight the benefits of finding support, and equip peers and...

The holiday season is just around the corner. It’s a time of year when many people feel the stress of overloaded schedules, competing priorities, and the...