Central Park's Furever Tree Honors Pets Who Have PassedThere are many animals memorialized here including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, horses, hamsters, turtles, fish, a fox and a chickenJanuary 1, 2025
Last Writes: Evolution of the Average ObituaryHow the process to tell a final life story has changed, and how my late ex-husband — a newspaperman who wrote many obituaries — never really got his ownDecember 30, 2024
Merry Festival of LightsOur season of Chanukah and Christmas is always infused with grief as we remember my husband, who was dying of glioblastoma during the 2020 holidays, but memories of laughter and love live onDecember 25, 2024
Gary Sinise Reflects on Losing His Son and Honoring His Musical LegacyThe actor’s son, Mac, died at 33 — his music and words are offering solace to his family and to othersDecember 19, 2024
Adjusting to My Widowed LifeThat one-foot-in-front-of-another thing, that take-it-one-day-at-a-time thing are brilliantly trueDecember 9, 2024
Creating a Grief Altar Is Good MedicineFrom a photo or a memento on a dresser to something more elaborate, designating a special place to remember a loved one can be healingNovember 1, 2024
I'm Pushing 70 and My Dad's Death Hit Me HardMy father, who died last spring at 98, was an extraordinary guy who lived a fairly ordinary lifeNovember 1, 2024
Observing Death Anniversaries Helps Me Process My GriefListen to your instincts and allow yourself to grieve in whichever way you likeOctober 30, 2024
Surviving GriefGoing through grief is moving through a process, in which you begin to engage proactively with life, while still involved with profound lossSeptember 9, 2024
Arboricide in the SuburbsIn the 1990s, a story I wrote about a dying tree set me on my career path. Now, the story of another tree is helping me heal from the loss of my teenage son.September 4, 2024
What Should I Do With My Pet's Ashes?Deciding what to do with the remains of your beloved cat or dog can be hard when you are grievingAugust 15, 2024