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When we are grieving, the need for support can feel urgent and overwhelming. Friends and family may try, but sometimes they don’t know what to

When trauma crashes into anyone’s life, one of the most visible and misunderstood reactions is chronic, seething anger—especially in the early stages of the ordeal.

August is National Dog Month—a time to celebrate the deep, enduring bond between humans and dogs. But for many of us, that celebration doesn’t begin

Like many, I’ve followed the tragic case of the four University of Idaho students murdered in their off-campus home in 2022. And like many homicide

I woke up this morning in my tent, tucked into the quiet edge of my acreage, with only the whisper of cedar trees and the

When someone we love is taken by homicide, our world doesn’t just fracture—it implodes. The aftermath is marked by disbelief, rage, guilt, and a relentless

Dear friends, We know it’s hard to know what to say to us. None of us were prepared for this tragedy. When news spreads that

In recent years, a quiet revolution in crime-solving has been unfolding—not in police labs or courtrooms, but in the world of consumer genetics. The same

When someone is murdered, the headlines focus on the who, what, when, where, and hunt for a why. News coverage may describe the crime scene,

On a recent episode of Eye on America, CBS News spotlighted a groundbreaking initiative out of Detroit — one that may well forever change how

When someone you love disappears, you expect fear. But what you don’t expect is silence. You don’t expect that they are reluctant to take a

When someone you love is murdered, the world fractures. And to add to the misery, in some parts of the world, the very systems put

What a shovel taught me about surviving loss I didn’t set out to build a grief garden – bit it grew anyway. When people think

When we think of those most deeply impacted by homicide, we think of the family and friends of the victim. We sometimes also consider responders

Long after the pasta dishes are returned and the media trucks leave, long after the memorial service or vigil, a strange quiet settles in. The

When people think about groups needing support and visibility, homicide survivors are rarely the first to come to mind. We are a quiet group—not by

When someone survives the aftermath of homicide, people expect devastation—and they’re not wrong. There’s anguish. Sleeplessness. Rage. Numbness. The kind of grief that changes your