SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Returning to school can come with mixed emotions for students, especially those processing the death of a loved one from the pandemic. The ongoing crisis is prompting districts to ...

Learn about grief, its types, causes, symptoms, and the five stages. Understand how grief affects you and also discover ways ...

With every semester comes new beginnings — and constant refreshes on CalCentral. Unfailingly, course enrollment remains the bane of many students’ existences, what with the limited seats and too many ...

Grief is one of the most overwhelming human experiences, especially after the death of a loved one. While loss is a natural part of life, knowing how to deal with it - or how to support someone who is ...

Typically, we experience grief as a reaction to loss. But sometimes it crops up before a life transition or a death that ...

Compassion-driven approaches by schools are crucial in helping students rebuild emotional stability, as every child processes ...

One of the best-known models for dealing with loss is “the five stages of grief,” developed by the psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross. If you’re a Heat fan, chances are good you’ve spent the past 12 ...

Recently, I gave a thorough cleaning to my bookshelves, wiping the dust off of every single book. While I was busy with that, I searched for donations to our church library. Two long-lost treasures ...

Each chapter begins with a thematic full page image. When hospice handed Bruce Miller a Kübler-Ross pamphlet to navigate his grief, he realized her five stages of grief did not have widowers like ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — August 11, 2025 — Hospice of Santa Barbara is celebrating over 51 years of compassionate care, as well as ...