I love a new year, a fresh start, and a welcomed beginning. But new years are also tinged with sadness and nostalgia for me. Each new year marks another without my mom, my dad, and other beloved friends I have lost. Each new year reminds me that I am moving forward, while they are not. 

In my work, I’ve come to understand that one of the significant reasons anxiety manifests after the death of a loved one is from not allowing ourselves to fully examine the story of our loss. Some people suppress their stories simply out of not having a natural outlet, and others do so from fear of feeling more pain.

Summer is almost over and fall will be here soon. This change in season marks a transition for many of us - sometimes it's back to school, or a change in work temp, an end to languid summer days and the beginning of a more focused time in our lives.

Meditation is a beautiful way to make space for all the thoughts and feelings that arise when we are grieving.

Happy Summer, friends. This time of year is often relaxing, but can be stressful as well. Routines are thrown off and it's easy to feel off-center. That's why I want to share some Summer Grief and Loss Support resources with you.

Have you ever wished that your partner understood your loss on a deeper level? Or wished that they had the understanding and tools to help you through hard moments or anniversaries?

Losing any parent is difficult but father loss comes with its own set of challenges. Whether your loss was recent or years ago, you may find yourself feeling as though there is a hole in your life and something missing.

My person died. What do I do? I get this message all the time, from clients, from friends and family members, and on social media. 

Question: I would love to know how to enjoy life moving on and not feeling guilty for living. I struggle with that big time.

Death anxiety is more common than you might think. Most people have unconscious fears and questions around death.

Today I want to share some options for support and resources that may be helpful to you this holiday season.

Today I want to talk about grief during the holidays. The holidays are upon us and it can be a loaded time if you are grieving.

Resilient grieving is the idea that we can take active measures and steps to find strength and learn coping tools in the face of loss, even when the pain seems unbearable.

Finding ways to feel connected to our loved ones is a vital part of the healing process. Seeing a psychic medium is one way to feel that connection, but is it real?

Today I want to share my own experience that you may be able to relate with. This is an excerpt from my book, Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief.

I want to share a bit about my own journey with loss and grief—and how I’ve dedicated my life to helping others get through their own loss.

Twenty years after the death of my mother and ten years after becoming a grief therapist, there's a lot I know about grief.

How exploring the afterlife can help you during the grief process and my own experience in working with a psychic medium

Finding meaning after loss helps us make meaning out of tragedy, and by giving what I can of myself, it's changed my life.

We lose routines and rituals and a sense of belonging, but sometimes we also lose places. 

While everyone around us is gathering to spend time with their fathers, it's a lonely day for others who are missing their dads.

Today I want to explore grief and regret with you. After a loss, regrets and guilt can haunt us endlessly.

This week I’m thinking nonstop about everyone out there who is facing Mother’s Day without their mom here.

Listen to Hope Edelman and Claire's pre-Mother's Day phone call.

It’s not even that I feel like she’s been given back to me, but that she's been given to me anew.

Mother's Day can be an incredibly painful one for those of us who have lost our mothers. Here are some tips to get you through.

I'm so excited to share this with you. Registration is now open for my 6-week online grief program. Program starts May 7th!

I so wish there had been a program like the one I am now launching. And that’s exactly why I’ve created it.

There are so many difficult dates after you lose someone you love. Holidays, anniversaries, birthdays...

It can be intimidating to talk with your kids about grief. For some it can open up your own grief in ways you’re not ready to confront.

Experiencing so much loss in my life caused me a lot of anxiety about death...

My mom died of cancer when I was eighteen years old. She'd been a wonderful mother and we were incredibly close.

There are endless opinions about what your grief should look like. But really, the only person who knows how long your grief should last is you.

The anxiety that comes with grief can be debilitating, but it tends to be ignored or dismissed as a different problem altogether.

When you've lost someone you love - recently, or even years ago - the new year can bring on a tidal wave of emotions and expectations.

My discussion on grief and anxiety after loss at The Conversation: Stories that Matter at the HBO Theater in NYC.

The holidays can be an especially difficult time when you are grieving. The feelings around any significant loss are heightened...

Join Claire as she helps you explore grief and loss in a way that makes your heart feel whole again.