May 06 Miscarriage isn’t your fault — an expert explains the science By Rochanda Mitchell, The Conversation Miscarriage occurs in 15% to 25% of diagnosed pregnancies, bringing heartache to millions of people, many of whom blame themselves. In most cases, however, miscarriage is due to random genetic errors. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:31 In ‘Grief and Grievance,’ Black artists explore aspects of loss in contemporary life By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Even amid the pandemic, some art exhibitions are opening to the public. "Grief and Grievance" at New York's "New Museum," a timely examination of race and racism, is one of them. Black artists explore the aspects of loss in the… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 2:55 Author David Leavitt on crossword puzzles, grief and ritual Sometimes it's the little things that get us through the hard times, and for many people crossword puzzles can serve as an escape. Author David Leavitt shares his humble opinion on the importance of this daily memento. Continue watching
Dec 21 How to care for your mental health in a difficult holiday season, according to therapists By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Regardless of your circumstances, it’s likely that this moment is impacting your mental health in one way or another. Here are some tips. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:38 How COVID-19 reshapes our views of life, and of loss By Malcolm Brabant Many Western societies have not had to face death at the scale of COVID-19 since World War II, nearly 75 years ago. Could the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic change the way we deal with life and loss? Special… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:42 Why losing a loved one amid COVID-19 means a different kind of goodbye By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Rachel Wellford The spread of COVID-19 has dramatically altered the way Americans both live and die. We asked our viewers to share their stories about losing loved ones during the pandemic, whether to COVID-19 or to something else. Amna Nawaz reports on… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 5:27 How these grieving mothers seek to stop the cycle of violence By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS A group of mothers whose children were murdered are taking their tragic stories to inmates imprisoned for committing violent crimes. The perspective shared by Mothers with a Message encourages prisoners, some of whom will never be released, to understand the… Continue watching
Oct 22 A journalist’s death by a repressive government, remembered in verse By Lora Strum Marie Colvin "was killed in an attempt to silence her and others reporting from that place,” poet and friend Alan Jenkins said. Continue reading
Aug 26 What the grieving mother orca tells us about how animals experience death By Jessica Pierce, The Conversation Most humans fail to entertain the possibility that animals might care about the death of those they love. Continue reading
Jun 25 A poem to remember Donald Hall, former U.S. poet laureate By Jennifer Hijazi Hall, a candid, unaffected writer who examined love, loss and rural American life, died Saturday at the age of 89. Continue reading