6 Unique Ways to Honor a Deceased Loved One
If you've recently lost a loved one, you may be looking for creative ways to honor the deceased. From creating jewelry to planting a memorial tree, here are some unique ways to remember your loved one for years to come.
Category: Loss
How to Help a Child Through Losing a Parent
Losing a parent is never easy. The loss can be especially difficult for children under 18 to understand. Here are a few tips to help your little one (and yourself) make it through that difficult experience.
Category: Loss
How to Craft an Obituary
Crafting a loved one's obituary is something most of us will have to do at some point. Unfortunately, it never gets easy. However, you can ease the burden on yourself a bit by following these simple pointers.
Category: Funeral
Who Will Care for Your Pets After You Pass Away?
For most of us, the thought of passing before our trusted pet companions is unfathomable. Yet, it can happen. To ensure your pet is taken care of properly, you should have a plan in place for this scenario.
Category: Loss
Calling Off Your Wedding: What To Do and How To Cope
Canceling your wedding, for any reason, may seem like one of the most devastating and difficult things you can do. In this trying time, use your support system of close friends and family to get through.
Category: Society
Staying Busy After a Loss
Dealing with the death of a close friend or family member can be incredibly trying. It might be tempting to give in to your grief and sink into it- but it is important to stay active and busy after such a big loss.
Category: Loss
Tips to Get Through the First Year of Marriage
The first year of marriage is an important one. It can set the tone for the years to come, and you want to get through it without any major problems. On the one hand, you are in the honeymoon phase, meaning that everythi ...
Embracing Hospice Care
When a loved one is reaching the end of his or her life, things can get hard. People in this stage of life often need a great deal of medical care, but in the end, there's not a lot that medical care can do for them. Som ...
Dealing With Your Parents’ Divorce
Divorce often brings up a great deal of strife in families. People can get divorced for a wide range of reasons, but when you are the children of parents getting divorced, the reason likely doesn't matter much to you. Al ...
Journeying to Valhalla: Asatru Funerary Traditions
Many cultures from all over the world believe in an afterlife where the dead can go to rest. Some ancient Norse people hoped to find themselves in Valhalla, a realm where those deemed worthy resided with the all-father d ...