Tools for grieving adolescents and teens returning to school Fall signals the impending changes in the seasons and, for our youth, the return to school.  The beginning of the school year is often a time of excitement (or dread!) for students as they reunite with classmates and friends and return to a sense of normalcy, […]

Jennifer R. Levin, MFT, PhD Director of Adolescent and Teen Grief at Glendale Adventist Medical Center Children, Adolescents and Teens understand and experience grief very differently and if unprocessed can have a profound impact on their childhood and adult lives.  Children, adolescents and teens each differ in their understanding of death and loss depending on […]

It is that time of the year again. Decorative windows, store displays and the media are full of holiday cheer and hype preparing us for the season and celebrations to come. It is almost impossible to escape messages of cheer and imagines of universal celebrations, joy and happiness. While this is deemed the season for […]

Life is full of challenges and pain, much of which we cannot control.  For many individuals diagnosed with cancer or other life threatening illness, the experience is perhaps one of the most traumatic events they will or have ever encountered.  Illness can be a horrific, life-altering and life-threatening experience.  Disease not only threatens our existence […]