(CNN) — When someone you love dies, the world as you’ve known it is totally upended. One way people cope, psychologist Sherry Cormier said, is by trying to find some sort of certainty. This need for ...

In a 2017 study of 771 bereaved that were 55 or older, around 25% of participants still experienced “persistent” grief after six years. Others eventually experienced less or no grief symptoms within ...

Grief is one of the most overwhelming human experiences, especially after the death of a loved one. While loss is a natural part of life, knowing how to deal with it - or how to support someone who is ...

In 1969, psychiatrist and near-death studies pioneer Elisabeth Kübler-Ross defined what she called the five stages of grief in her book “On Death and Dying,” taken from her observations of terminally ...

Despite its prevalence, grief continues to be deeply misunderstood. It has become codified, rigid, and narrow. Instead of a broad, uncertain experience that is deeply individualized, mourners often ...

Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (1926-2004) was a renown Swiss-American psychiatrist who is best known for introducing the world to the five stages of grief or loss in her best-selling book titled "On Death ...