Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1 here. In the first installment of this series, I discussed the small losses of everyday life and how important it is for parents to try to tolerate their children’s ...

Aisha Muharrar's debut novel "Loved One" chronicles a series of events in the life of 30-year-old Julia that just don't make sense. The story opens with a moment that looks and feels like one of the ...

Nearly two weeks after Sudiksha Konanki was last seen alive in the Dominican Republic, her family must come to terms with the possibility they may never know exactly what happened to her. The spring ...

Ambiguous grief is the experience of loss without closure, often prolonged and rarely fully recognized by society. Grief is a natural response to loss, often associated with death. However, there is ...

When someone we love dies, we have a funeral. The loss is clear and clean—while the relationship might have been complex, the loss of the person is not. We will never see, hear, or speak with them ...

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 825,000 lives in the U.S. and millions more around the world, but it has stolen so much more. Loved ones died with no family by their side. Millions ...

Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student, went missing on March 6th while on spring break in Punta Cana. Konanki was last seen on surveillance footage at her hotel before going into the ...