Survivors

The holidays can be a challenging time when you’re in grief. So often, our friends and relatives don’t understand, and they want us to just get over it. Join David Kessler as he shares strategies to navigate the holiday season. All are…

This handbook can help those in mourning through the holiday season. Mourners will work to better understand their complex emotions after reading about such topics as honoring thoughts and feelings, creating new traditions, finding ways to de-stress, and incorporating healing…

Fostering hope by uniting survivors of law enforcement suicide to support one another and honor our fallen heroes.

Grandparents Day is a wonderful holiday, meant to honor grandparents and help to strengthen intergenerational bonds. For some, though, it’s a reminder of loss, and a time of sadness. It’s not unusual for a child to lose a grandparent, but…

By Pamela Blair, Ph. D. A death has occurred, and you are reading this article because you want to help at a time when your friend or family member is feeling sad, disoriented and helpless. We often don’t know how…

Dr. Alan Wolfelt, recognized as one of North America’s leading death educators and grief counselors, hears from journalists, colleagues, friends, family and others. Here he shares his thoughts on anger spurred by violence and how mourning can help drive change….

Located on the Washington State Capitol campus in the shadow of the Temple of Justice and looking north to Heritage Park and Puget Sound, the Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial is designed to be a lasting tribute to law enforcement…

Many widowed moms believe there’s an inherent right or wrong way to navigate challenging days like Father’s Day. There is often pain, doubt, and rumination about how to handle days like this, so Krista St-Germain is here this week to…

Helping children remember their dad on Father’s Day If you are supporting a child who doesn’t remember their dad this Father’s Day, use the day to help the child learn more about their dad. This can seem daunting, depending on how…

Ahead of Father’s Day, we’re sharing an essay written for Wake-Up Call by Kristin Meekhof, author of A Widow’s Guide to Healing.