Kerry Phil told Insider her husband died unexpectedly while overseas. 10 years later, she's found ways to honor his memory while finding new love.

Expressing your needs to your son doesn't mean you're abandoning him. Bring him into the conversation, therapist Kristie Overstreet said.

My father is the county coroner and mortician, which means he is always on call. Growing up was hard, but I've since learned to appreciate his job.

Brain-working recursive therapy was developed to fight conditions like PTSD. Nichi Hodgson had a session as she struggled to process a friend's death.

A study published Wednesday provide clues as to how some primates could experience grief and suggest they could learn what death is over time.

A once communal experience of grief has become replaced with isolation and anxiety, changing how South Asians view their cultural identities.

It's time to confront your stepson. As long as you do it from a place of compassion, not anger, it's fair to advocate for your needs.

Grief therapists say we're all experiencing physical reactions to a year of loss, whether we know it or not. In psychology, it's known as the "anniversary reaction."

Insider's relationships reporter Julia Naftulin noticed massive shifts in her self-confidence and relationships 10 weeks into her therapy.

My son was born in the early months of the pandemic. In his first year, he experienced the loss of his great-grandmother, plus the larger-scale loss of living through the death of more than 400,000 Americans. There are two ways to tell him this story. One is: We failed you. […]

Facebook COO and author Sheryl Sandberg said she began living “Option B” when her husband then-SurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg, died at age 47 in 2015. “Option B” is when you’re faced with overwhelming obstacles and are forced to build resilience. In 2017, Sandberg founded a nonprofit on grief and mental […]

Ami Neiberger-Miller is a writer, the founder of a PR and design services firm, and an advocate for gold star families. She is the surviving sister of US Army Specialist Christopher Neiberger, who was killed in combat in Iraq in August 2007. After her brother’s death and a separate medical […]

Edith Eger is a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor and psychologist who dedicated her career to helping people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Eger, who released her new advice book “The Gift” in September, told Insider there are three keys to overcoming grief. No matter the source of your grief, you should embrace […]

President-elect Joe Biden is public about his grief, and that could help millions of Americans grieving right now, sociologists tell Business Insider. In 1972, Biden’s then-wife Neilia Hunter and their 13-month-old daughter Naomi died in a car accident. Then in 2015, Biden’s eldest son, Beau, the former attorney general of […]

Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker, mental strength coach, and international bestselling author. When she was 26 years old, Morin’s husband of the same age passed away from a sudden heart attack. Despite being a therapist with an educational background in trauma and grieving, Morin says she […]

It’s natural to want to help a friend or family member cope with losing a loved-one to cancer, but it can feel awkward if you’re not sure where to start. Be proactive in your approach, rather than waiting for your friend to explain what they need. You should also focus […]

My brother died of an accidental opioid overdose in May 2019 and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s husband died in 2015 of a heart attack. A few weeks ago, Sandberg and I spoke about grief during a time when virtually everyone is experiencing it. That conversation inspired me to enroll in […]