Many of us want to be there to help a friend or family member who is experiencing a severe loss. Words often fail us at times like these. Some of us are so afraid to say or do the wrong thing, we end ...

Asking Eric: Siblings juggle elder care and health issues May. 22, 2026, 7:00 a.m.

Dear Eric: I have a friend I’ll call “Sally.” She is in her mid-50s and is single with no kids. Both of her parents are deceased. Prior to her mother’s death, she quit her job to care for her. Once ...

DEAR ERIC: A friend’s son and his girlfriend are having a baby. They have good jobs and they’re purchasing a house together.

Grief is overwhelming at any time in life, but it often becomes the heaviest during student years, with already demanding routines and emotions running high. If a friend lost a dear one, you may ...

Grief is hard and the holidays make it even harder. Our society does not understand or like grief. In fact, we do a great job of pushing away those who are struggling because their grief makes us ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 35-year-old man who has always been able to help friends with loss and life changes, until now. For context, I am going through the adoption process with imminent placement. I am in ...

Grieving children need all the comfort they can get to preserve a parent's legacy as they try to navigate life without them.

(Aging Untold) — The grief older adults feel when they lose longtime friends is profound, but that pain is sometimes minimized or dismissed. “I think people think because you are older that you’re ...