We're slowly starting to talk about grief more, partly due to the pandemic and partly thanks to evolving attitudes around sharing our experiences with mental health, in all its forms. But the term ...

When it comes to grief, no two experiences are alike. There’s no roadmap for navigating complex feelings and emotions, and how you respond to an upsetting situation varies on the circumstance.

Whether it’s joy or anger, we’re wired to catch and spread emotions. Here's how to inoculate ourselves against negative ones. Summer isn’t when we’re inclined to think about death. The lush greenness, ...

Intrusive thoughts are often unsettling, but there’s one that’s next-level terrifying. What if my partner, or my dad, or my sister, or my best friend dies, and I’m left all alone? Imagining—and ...

When I was 23 my mom called to let me know my dad needed open heart surgery. I've been preparing for "the call" all my life because my parents are older than my peers' parents. I've been dealing with ...

In this op-ed, Neha Maqsood explores anticipatory grief, and how she's learning to cope with it. Like many young adults leaving home for the first time to attend college, I was anxious. But I was ...

My dad was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Here's how I'm navigating the holidays (Photos via Melina Brum). The holiday season can hit differently when your life has been reshaped by ...

In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. Some of the ...

My father's vascular dementia, and then his death at Christmas, made me realise how ill-equipped we are to talk about loss.