According to a recent survey from Preply.com, 94% of Americans surveyed use euphemisms, mostly to politely describe bodily functions or sex. We don’t say “I just farted,” we say “I just broke wind.” ...

There are two things that we all have in common: we are all going to die, and we all have some fear about it. For many, however, the fear is so intense that they avoid the topic of death completely.

Previous posts explored the role of compassion in perinatal bereavement care and why it's better than empathy. This post looks at how to think compassionately about the words we use when talking to ...