It's easy to forget, but the holidays can be a really hard time for some people, especially those who've recently lost someone they love. For NPR's Life Kit, Julia Furlan talked to grief experts about ...

The holiday season can be a source of stress for many people. Expectations for a so-called “perfect holiday” are high. People with already busy lives often add more events to their calendars: parties, ...

Readers share the small, practical acts of kindness that made a difference. By Jancee Dunn Matthew Fleming has spent the last 25 years as a chaplain, counseling people through grief and trauma, ...

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love and a time to rededicate our affection for a spouse or partner with flowers, cards, chocolate, and a romantic dinner. But for those who are coping with the ...

Earlier this year, my father passed away. As a therapist who has worked extensively with grief, and a person who has experienced many loses in recent years, in ways this was familiar terrain. Yet, ...

During the past several weeks, there has been a great deal of attention in the news media to the tragic deaths by suicide of fashion designer Kate Spade and journalist Anthony Bourdain. Sometimes when ...