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The New Grief

How families find renewal through loss.

Grief
Grief in the Time of COVID

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on May 10, 2021

For individuals and families facing the "long haul," the declining number of COVID cases may offer little comfort. Here's what will help instead.

For individuals and families facing the "long haul," the declining number of COVID cases may offer little comfort. Here's what will help instead.

Grief
Grief in the Time of COVID

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on April 26, 2021

It is valuable for families to have some guidance about coping with a potentially terminal diagnosis like COVID.

It is valuable for families to have some guidance about coping with a potentially terminal diagnosis like COVID.

Guilt
Talking to Children About Terminal Illness

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on August 1, 2012

A recent article by Alex Ward that appeared in the Daily Mail (U.K.) described how the parents of a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor opted to tell their son about the tumor, but not to disclose that it was terminal.

A recent article by Alex Ward that appeared in the Daily Mail (U.K.) described how the parents of a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor opted to tell their son about the tumor, but not to disclose that it was terminal.

Grief
Should Grief Be A Mental Illness?

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on January 26, 2012

Imagine that you are a mental health professional and you meet with a new client who describes the following symptoms: "I haven't been sleeping well. I don't have much of an appetite and I've lost a few pounds in the last month. I feel sad most of the time and once a day I find myself crying."

Imagine that you are a mental health professional and you meet with a new client who describes the following symptoms: "I haven't been sleeping well. I don't have much of an appetite and I've lost a few pounds in the last month. I feel sad most of the time and once a day I find myself crying."