When Families are Touched by Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide with one in eight women being diagnosed in their lifetime. One of the great difficulties...
View ArticleFilm Review: “Rabbit Hole”
Losing a loved one is never easy, especially a child. In addition to the pain caused by the loss itself, there are dramatic effects on...
View ArticleParenting After the Loss of a Child
“The challenge that parents face is this: In the midst of grief, how do you stop parenting the deceased child while you are simultaneously struggling...
View ArticleBe Good and Don’t Die: Stressors in Child Bereavement
We often forget how important siblings are in our lives. Other than our parents, they have usually known us longer than anyone, playing a central...
View ArticleNever Before Have I Loved So Much: Review of Tosca
http://youtu.be/n6kTmWYIAcw For over a century, the image of Floria Tosca plummeting to her death is one that haunts the hearts and minds of opera lovers...
View ArticleHero Rats: Sniffing Out Landmines
Every fifteen minutes someone is killed or injured by stepping on a landmine. The CARE Determining Program has estimated that there are 110 billion landmines...
View ArticleFighting Fire with Fire: The Truth about Violent Campaigns
In 1982, over a span of three short weeks, a violent campaign in Syria claimed over 20,000 lives. Since then, similar death tolls have been...
View ArticleAbout My Mother
By: Adam Zagajewski (translated by Clare Cavanagh) I could never say anything about my mother: how she repeated, you’ll regret it someday, when I’m not around anymore, and...
View ArticleBreaking the Bad News: Telling Employees about a Co-Worker’s Death
For many, the workplace can be a second home. Co-workers become a familiar part of everyday routine; they can be people with whom close relationships...
View ArticleNight in St. Cloud
By Edvard Munch Edvard Munch experienced a rough childhood, dealing with the mental illness of family members, death and grief at an early age. This...
View ArticleThe Church at Auvers-sur-Oise
This painting is among the last painted by Vincent van Gogh before his suicide.
View ArticleMothers Who Lost Children Find Healing Through Art
One Year is a collaborative installation by mothers who lost children due to violence. It was created by MamaCITA artists Janice Hayes-Cha, Brenda Howell, Julie Mann, Karen...
View ArticleWho I Am
Dane Schmidt, who goes by the stage name Jamestown Story, is an independent vocalist and songwriter. In the piece “Who I Am”, he shares his...
View ArticleAsleep
“Asleep” by The Smiths tries to capture the hopelessness that is present in suicidal ideation. The lyrics speak of wanting to go to a better, happier place and the song...
View ArticleRomani People Haunted by Stigma
The rise of ultra-nationalism and authoritarianism in Hungary has been accompanied by an increase in hostility and violence toward its Romani civilians. The occupation of...
View ArticleReMoved
This video by Nataniel Matanick shows a girl’s experience in the foster care system and the importance of support for the foster parents. Providing education and...
View ArticleThe Miscarriage
This poem by Amit Majmudar showcases the pain and confusion felt by mothers who experience a miscarriage, as well as how some try to deal with their...
View ArticleGrief
Andrea Bayer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has compiled a very personal slideshow presentation on grief. She talks about the role grief plays in...
View ArticleFilm Review: Miele
Valeria Golino’s 2013 Italian drama Miele (translation: Honey) follows the not-so-sweet life of Irene (Jasmine Trinca), a medical school dropout who helps euthanize terminally ill...
View ArticlePortraits of Reconciliation
Twenty years after the genocide in Rwanda, Pieter Hugo, a photographer, visited and documented efforts of reconciliation between Hutu and Tutsi individuals following the Rwanda...
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