Being with those who are grieving is one of the most powerless feelings…If you haven’t experienced loss yourself (or even if you have!), it can be hard to know how to support others who are grieving their own losses. Read on for tips on how to support a loved one who’s navigating loss.

Job loss can really mess with our sense of self. This blog will discuss why job loss is so impactful, how job loss connects back to identity, and approaches to help you re-engage with your emotional and relational self after losing a job. In our present American culture, our job is a standard place for measuring value and worth.

Loss is extraordinarily painful and real. There is no pain quite like that of losing someone you love. It’s a pain you cannot know until you do, and then you can’t un-know it, no matter how badly you might want to. In western culture, the depth of pain one feels in loss is also uncomfortable and unwelcome—people just don’t want to think about it. It’s unyielding weight is very quickly considered impolite, and our cultural push toward collective denial can be so painful for those in the midst of a loss who can no longer deny its existence.

The past two years have been difficult for people worldwide due to the pandemic. Virtually no corner of society has escaped the grief of COVID-19. For many of those with deceased loved ones, coming to terms with their passing can be extremely difficult. Many also did not receive adequate social, mental, and emotional support during their bereavement. Read more about the importance of grief counseling in a post-pandemic world.

Día De Los Muertos is a Latinx holiday that is celebrated mainly by Mexican culture. Our therapist Gaby shares about how learning about such a rich tradition from her culture allowed her to create her own therapeutic experience and move through her grief. Click here to read more about her story.

Death is disastrous. It doesn’t make sense and it’s certainly not tidy. The meaning we make of it, however arbitrary, is the meaning of it. Anna shares her story in navigating loss, becoming a therapist, and finding wholeness after loss.

Anna Kim, one of our fabulous therapists, and founder Kaitlin Kindman, sat down to have a conversation about grief. We discuss how grief is portrayed in media and culture and how this makes you feel like you’re doing it wrong. The key to healing is in connecting with others who get it.

 The whole stadium went immediately silent; My spine prickled. I looked at Paul and we both had tears in our eyes. Maybe a tiny bit because we sensed there might not be any coming back from this, but mostly because that silence was deafening and my heart ached…