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Coping With Election Grief

While half of Americans are celebrating, the other half are in mourning

Those who did not vote for Donald Trump are likely experiencing election grief. Following the results of the contentious 2024 U.S. election, which was decisively won by Donald Trump, some 70 million Americans – along with others around the world … Continue reading

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Are “Rage Rooms” a Healthy Outlet for Grief and Burnout?

Smashing things can help you engage with anger, but probably not for the long term

Most of us have probably been so angry we wanted to break a few things. These days, doing so is highly possible thanks to the rise of “rage rooms,” where, for a fee, you can smash items ranging from glass … Continue reading

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AI in Healthcare: Is It “Better” Than Doctors?

The clinical use of GPT-4 yields decidedly mixed results

As AI makes its way into more and more facets of daily life — not least among these, healthcare — recent studies reveal the upside and downside of the rapidly expanding tech. Each of the studies examines the use of … Continue reading

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Funeral Home Owner Chris Johnson Spending Halloween in Jail

More than a dozen bodies found decomposing at his Georgia funeral home

Halloween is the time for scary tales about the supernatural and the macabre, but this season brings a true chilling story of grizzly neglect by funeral home owner Chris Johnson that has left families of the departed in a state … Continue reading

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Laura Murphy Takes Solo Honeymoon After Fiancé’s Death

Social media postings bring her solace, support and thousands of followers

What would you do if your fiancé died a month shy of your wedding day? Shut down emotionally? Fold into a fetal position and not get out of bed for a month? Well, Laura Murphy decided she would go on … Continue reading

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Understanding Collective Grief

How to cope with this increasingly common and debilitating phenomenon

Collective grief happens when a community, society, or nation all experience extreme change or loss. It is common to experience collective grief in the wake of major events such as wars, natural disasters and other tragedies, even if you didn’t … Continue reading

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