As students walk the narrow and trafficked sidewalks, some may see the various lawn signs scattered across campus, while others may never bat an eye. Unexpectedly, for Caylin Kohlstruk, a junior English and writing, rhetoric and digital studies major at...

Explore how children process grief differently than adults and why play is their most effective language for healing. Christa Martin, LCSW-C, from the Chesapeake Life Center, provides essential strategies for families in to support young ones through routine, reassurance, and...

I desire no future that will break the ties of the past. ~ George Eliot A reader writes: I have been told several times by people to "let go" of my ex who has died. I hate that. I was...

‘Passed’ and ‘Fell asleep’: How euphemisms about death are making it harder to grieveClaire AllfreeSun, March 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM UTC9 min readAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We increasingly retreat...

With more options than ever, we break down which one's best for the planet. With more options than ever, we break down which one's best for the planet. Perhaps one of life’s hardest tasks is deciding what to do with...

Death cafés are creating space to talk openly about dying. For some, those discussions ease fear and isolation On a recent Saturday morning at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas, the sound of a flute drifted through a...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A local supervisor is calling for change after discovering that human compost is being deposited along the San Joaquin River. According to Earth Funeral, human composting is “an eco-friendly alternative to cremation,” in which the...