Collective grief is a powerful tool that has historically fueled social justice organizing—and healing. By Yolande Clark-JacksonMultimedia creative communicator and consultant Introduction Everyone is grieving. We may not always know what…
Research on crying helps explain why humans cry, as well as how it can improve our overall well-being. By Jill SuttieFree-lance journalist and a staff writer Introduction I like to warn…
For geographer and author M Jackson, knowing climate science isn’t enough. We need to get our hearts involved too. By Leigh FinkeWriter, media producer, and editor Author M Jackson’s While Glaciers Slept:…
A father copes with the loss of his daughter by giving back to nature, as she had wanted. By Andrew KennesonProject Manager April 5, 2022 I got my first glimpse of…
My father Lindsay Fry passed away suddenly eight months ago. He had end stage cancer, which was found well advanced on his lung and spine. By Craig FryAdjunct Associate Professor of Public Health Victoria…
A note from adrienne maree brown: Jonathan McCrory is part of the leadership team for the National Black Theater, and, to my knowledge, was the first person to interpret emergent strategy…
When Iqra Choudhry’s dad died, she lost her words. Overwhelmed with grief, she realised how unable and unwilling we often are to discuss death. Here, Iqra explains how finding a…
By Gabes TorresPsychotherapist, organizer, and artist Many of us are familiar with Elizabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—a call to move forward in life while…
An expert on grief says give people space and time to come to terms with loss and don’t expect them to need – or want – ‘closure.’ By Dr. Nancy BernsProfessor of SociologyDrake University Introduction From the breakup of a relationship to losing…
By Adrienne Maree BrownWriter, editor, activist, social justice facilitator, coach, speaker, and doula I was in a conversation recently with a friend who had just returned from a meditation retreat.…
