To help a loved one with cancer, think about what you're good at — and what they need. Are you organized? Plan their meals.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 35-year-old man who has always been able to help friends with loss and life changes, until now. For context, I am going through the adoption process with imminent placement. I am in ...

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In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas shares a reader's advice about how to support those who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Renée Herman Garber says she had to learn to let others help her as she treats her metastatic breast cancer — and shares what has been most helpful throughout her treatment Wendy Grossman Kantor is an ...

If your friend is going through heartbreak, they’re enduring a raw, jagged pain that cuts deep. They may lie awake at 3 a.m., replaying painful memories or dissolve into tears at the sound of a ...

Gloria (not her real name) is going through a very difficult divorce. Her husband has had an affair and now blames Gloria for the affair and the divorce. “Jack feels neglected and says I am too ...

My best friend “Mabel” changed jobs about five years ago. She was really loving it, until last year, when she got a new boss, and things went downhill pretty quickly. From all the stories she would ...

PARIS, France (WSAV) — The pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning, even months after the loss. The trigger might be noticing how empty the house feels since your cat died or stumbling ...

Acknowledge your feelings. Grief-like emotions are a normal reaction to being ghosted. Accept your emotions and express them ...