Taphophilia. It sounds weird, like some sort of condition. (Maybe it is….)
What is a taphophile? Similarly, what is coimetromania? And why are some people drawn to cemeteries?
Let’s find out.
Karen Roldan
Exaggerated Grief: 10 Things to Know About Intense Mourning
Today we’re going to talk about exaggerated grief. What is it? Are there specific symptoms or warning signs? What do you need to know about it?
Grief is a global emotion. Everyone will suffer from it, but it affects everyone differently. Sadness, anxiety, and feelings of loneliness are all part of grief.
But how do you know if it is more than “normal” grief? How do you know when your feelings are out of control and exaggerated grief has set in?
How to Tell Kids a Loved One Has Died
How do you tell a child that a loved one has died?
When a loved one passes, handling grief can be difficult enough for us grown-ups, and talking to children about death can be more difficult still.
Yet children too must grieve, and helping a child through the loss of a loved one – be it a sibling, parent, grandparent, or friend – doesn’t have to be intimidating.
Here is some guidance on talking to children about death, loss, and grief.
Grief in Children: How Grief Affects Children [& How to Help]
Children grieve too. It just looks different from how adults grieve.
Grief affects children just like it does everyone. It is healthy for a child to mourn a death, be sad, and work through the grieving process.
Read on to find out how you can help your child or someone else’s child on this challenging journey.
Distorted Grief: 10 Things to Know When Grief Turns Hostile
Grief hits hard. Really hard. So much so that emotional distortions can happen. This is known as distorted grief.
Grief Journaling: 10 Healing Benefits (+ 40 Prompts)
Grief journaling offers an elementary yet surprisingly helpful way to cope with your bereavement.
All you need to do is grab a pen and paper and start writing.
12 Stages of the Grieving Process (There’s More Than 5??)
What are the 12 stages of the grieving process? I thought there were just 5 stages of grief. Now there’s twelve?!?
If this sounds overwhelming and depressing, keep reading. The “stages of grief” are models designed to help you understand and work through grief in a healthy way.
So with a bit of understanding, I hope you’ll see that this information is a tool to help you, no matter where you’re at in the grieving process.
How to Plan Your Own Funeral (for Peace of Mind)
Planning your own funeral is not something most people like to think about. All too often, we don’t want to talk about the subject of death, much less actually plan it out.
Disenfranchised Grief: How Unvalidated Grief Stays Hidden
Disenfranchised grief refers to any grief that goes unnoticed or unacknowledged by your family and friends, or by society at large. This type of grief also sometimes known as hidden grief or hidden sorrow.
Perhaps you feel like no one understands your grief or what you are going through. Or perhaps others think that you shouldn’t be as affected by the loss because you’re not, for example, a relative or spouse.
Plus, disenfranchised grief doesn’t always surface due to the death of a loved one. As with all varieties of grief, it can revolve around any type of loss you may be going through.
What Are the 5 Stages of Grief? (& How They Can Help)
The 5 stages of grief provides an easy-to-remember blueprint that helps us understand the grieving process.