Helping Friends in Need

When the people we love lose someone they love, we may feel a large mix of emotions. Sometimes we feel sympathy or even extreme empathy but don’t exactly know how to comfort someone in this state,...

Each person who has lost a baby reacts differently, and each person finds their own way to grieve. According to BabyCenter.com, it is impossible to gauge how a loved one will react to losing a...

If you have ever experienced a significant loss in your life, then you can understand the sorrow that can overcome you. If you are fortunate enough not to have experienced such a loss, you might...

Most of us have experienced the break-up of a relationship, or had a friend who has. The loss of a love relationship can be devastating, leaving one or both parties with a broken heart. If you...

Death and Taxes are inescapable. Both are tragic. If you know someone who has lost a loved one, here are a few tips on how to ease their time of sorrow.

You've heard it said that there is nothing more difficult to endure than the loss of a child. In my 34 years of living, I have experienced many trials and tribulations, like every other person in...

As the Unemployment rate continues to plummet due to the current economic situation you will likely know at least one family effected by a job loss. No matter the situation a job loss can be...

When couples and families lose a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or preterm birth, their loss typically goes unacknowledged and misunderstood. Here's a quick way to get up to speed and...

Everyone in life has to deal with loss. Whether it be loss of family, loss of a pet, or loss of a friend etc. People often look to a friend to comfort them when dealing with a loss. When often the...

With the ever-changing status of the job market and economy, chances are that you know someone who has lost a job. Helping someone through a job loss can be difficult without direction. Without...

Suffering a miscarriage can be a devastating loss for a woman, and it can be difficult to know the right thing to say. If a friend or family member confides in you that she has had a miscarriage,...

Just about everyone has experienced something deeply painful: a break-up, a divorce, the death of a loved one, a move or the loss of a pet. It's helpful when the person going through such a...

When someone we care about loses a loved one, it can be a painful and awkward time for everyone involved. Many people feel at a loss of what to do or say and are afraid of saying or doing the...

Almost everyone goes through a difficult loss at some point in their lives. One of the most difficult things about loosing a loved one is that is seems that nobody- sometimes friends included-...

The death of a spouse is not only a time of sadness but a time of transition. When a woman becomes a widow she is dealing with her own grief and may also be dealing with practical matters. She may...