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Depression & Grief

Mindfulness won't make grief or depression disappear - but it can change how you carry them. These articles and practices offer gentle, grounded approaches to sitting with difficult emotions without being consumed by them.
Two individuals, both dressed in dark winter coats and hats, are seen from behind as they lean close to each other, gazing upwards in a forest with leafless trees on a cloudy day. Their close proximity suggests a deeper kind of love and companionship.
Depression & Grief
A Deeper Kind of Love 

So many of us will find ourselves caring for a loved one as they brave the journey through old age, decline, and death. Caregiving is demanding—at times overwhelming—and it can cultivate intimacy, wisdom, and insight. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • December 11, 2014
A person wearing a blue jacket, black shirt, jeans, and a white hat stands on a dock in front of a boat. The background includes wooden pilings, a body of water, and a partially visible building. The atmosphere seems overcast or foggy, as if hinting at an untimely death lurking in the misty air.
Depression & Grief
An Untimely Death, a Full Life 

Zoë Nudell, featured in Mindful's Sea School story, passed away last week. Our Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor share their thoughts.  Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • November 5, 2013
Depression & Grief
Making sense of little Wang Yue’s death 

Part of the decision to become a parent involves responsibly weighing whether the world is a place you want to bring children into. I’m generally an optimist, and I’ve always believed, to put it simply, that there is more good in the world than bad. That’s what my husband and… Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • October 21, 2011
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