Despite being misunderstood for many years, we’ve all become well-acquainted with the classic five stages of grief. It's time ...

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or ...

It’s better to sit and listen to them. To comfort an unhappy friend, it might be better to tell him or her that you would be sad, too, if you were going through what they are. “Tell them ‘I ...

Despite being misunderstood for many years—grieving people don't necessarily experience them all, and not in order—we’ve all become well-acquainted with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's classic five ...