Apr 15, 2025 | Community, Grief, Life After, Stories
From Pain to Expression: The Transformative Power of Poetry for Grieving, Systems-Impacted Youth By Nebeu Shimeles “She wore her grief, loosely like a battered, faded shawl draped around her shoulders. She had nothing to say.” – Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things...
Mar 29, 2025 | Advocacy, Community, Family, Grief, Research
Launching the Lived Experience Bereavement Research Network: A National Dialogue on Grief, Medicine, and Future Bereavement Research By Joyal Mulheron Over the last decade, few topics have been more passionately debated among members of the grief community than the...
Mar 18, 2025 | Advocacy, Community, Data Collection, Family, Federal Government, Grief, Research, Stories
An Unprecedented Review: 12,000+ Bereavement Studies to Improve the Quality of Future Healthcare for Bereaved Persons By Joyal Mulheron On Thursday, March 13, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the nation’s first report on the...
Mar 17, 2025 | Community, Family, Grief, Stories
Honoring the Legacy of Emily Westfal: A Social Work Pioneer in Bereavement Care By Evermore and Nora Biette-Timmons Every March, we recognize Social Work Month—a time to celebrate the dedication, compassion, and tireless efforts of social workers. This year’s theme,...
Feb 18, 2025 | Community, Family, Grief
Grief Doesn’t Have a Timeline: Letting Go of Society’s Expectations By Nora Biette-Timmons It’s almost a rite of passage, googling “stages of grief” when you’re grieving, supporting a loved one who’s grieving, or preparing to enter a period of grieving. The idea that...
