dealing with death

“My family didn’t talk a lot about death and I wanted to have a relationship with this part of life.”  

Guest writer Roz Jonas shares five lessons she learned while coping with the loss of both her parents.

The dry wit of New Yorker cartoons takes on the toughest topic of all: death. We picked out some of our favorites.

#CorpseSelfie

Last week I was at my desk when I received a group text from my mom: “My mom just died.” Followed by: “I was with her on FaceTime...

A Time magazine cover story asks a really interesting question: “Can Google Solve Death?” The answer: No. Google can’t solve...

Is honesty always the best policy? Or do some situations call for the old saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t...

Yep, sounds about right.  

No one can guarantee a peaceful death, but an undisturbed funeral should be a given. Here are a few things to keep in mind to...

The show must go on, just keep some tissues handy.

Whether you were close, at odds, or barely acquainted with the deceased, grief can present itself in many different ways.

The 24-hours before my late dad’s birthday are a blur. My coping method of choice is repression and over the years I’ve become a...

When it comes to O'Leary's callous attitude on the death industry, we're out.

Scientists claim dropping acid can help people peacefully trip to the other side.

As kids, we tell ourselves stories to make terrifying things less scary; this never really stops even as we get older. Take death...

A proper goodbye can be challenging in the city that never sleeps.

After she experienced the death of someone she loved, New Orleans resident Candy Chang was grieving and thinking about death—and...

When dealing with hardship, it can feel good to console someone else for a change.

If you've even been on the receiving end of a terminal diagnosis or watched someone struggle with a serious illness, then you...

Hidden in the back of my closet is a yellowing plastic bag filled with AquaNet-crusted, faded pink, partially broken hair rollers...

August, 2013 marked the first anniversary of my mother’s death. Even though she’s been gone for a year, in many ways I’m just...

About a week before my mom died, she asked me not to leave her side.

The lack of drama is definitely a good thing.

A death certificate is an official, government-issued document that declares the date and time, location, and cause of death, as...

If the person who died was unattended to for an extended period of time or if the death resulted in the presence of blood or...

There are a number of common household issues that may need to be taken care of after a death. These tasks generally depend on...

The things you’ll need to take care of before the funeral depend on the nature of your loss and the situation you’re in. In...

As soon as you can, you’ll want to reach out to family and friends to notify them of the death. You'll also want to inform people...

After a death, many people want to reach out and help but don’t know how.

A death certificate is an official, government-issued document that declares the date and time, location, and cause of death.

There are many things you can do to support the bereaved in the months and years following a death.

It’s a difficult time, emotions are raw and there’s a lot to organize.

Before the funeral or memorial service, you can expect the grieving person to be emotionally distraught, distracted, and...