The death of someone we care about can be one of the most difficult experiences in life.

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These articles are meant to describe different types of grief; they intend to help you understand your own or to help you empathize with another person's grief. We are pleased to provide these as a part of the grieving process.

These articles are meant to describe different types of grief; they intend to help you understand your own or to help you empathize with another person's grief.

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These articles were written by Dr. Bill Webster, our Director of Grief Education, and are part of a comprehensive library available on our Grief Journey web portal. Dr. Bill is the founder and executive director of the Centre for the Grief Journey. He earned his doctorate at the University of Toronto in 1990 and has been awarded a prestigious fellowship in thanatology by the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC).

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Dr. Webster's knowledge of grief exists not just in theory but from a very difficult personal experience.

In 1983, Bill's young wife died suddenly of a heart attack. Her passing left him in the difficult situation of coping with immense loss while raising his two sons, who were only seven and nine when their mother died. Dr. Webster has become a recognized author, and a renowned international speaker and seminar leader who draws from 30 years of experience in the field of grief support and counseling.