The holiday season can be especially challenging when grieving the loss of a loved one. Balancing the desire to honour cherished memories with the need to care for one’s emotional wellbeing requires a compassionate and flexible approach. Every individual’s grief journey is unique, and there is no prescribed way to experience the festive season following bereavement.

Discover how grief can lead to hoarding and the compassionate ways families can support loved ones through this challenging journey. Learn gentle strategies for healing and memory keeping after loss.

Finding the right words for a sympathy card can be challenging. We often want to comfort a grieving friend or family member, yet worry about saying the wrong thing.

Losing someone close to us is one of life’s most profound challenges. The absence of a loved one can leave us feeling as though a part of our world has shifted forever. As we move through the grieving process, it’s natural for questions—both big and small—to surface along the way.

Caring for someone with dementia is a journey marked by profound love, resilience, and, often, a unique kind of grief. This grief-sometimes called "living grief" or "ambiguous loss"-arises not from the physical absence of a loved one, but from the gradual fading of the person you once knew, even as they remain physically present.

Planning a funeral is not only an emotional process but can also be a financial strain.

Attending a funeral is a sensitive occasion, and dressing appropriately is a meaningful way to show respect.

A funeral wake, often referred to simply as a "wake," is a social gathering associated with death and the period following it.

Mother's Day can be a bittersweet time for those of us who have lost our mothers. How do we celebrate a day that reminds us of what we lost?

Losing a child or a baby is an unimaginable tragedy