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Isabel Stenzel Byrnes has spent her entire life practicing goodbyes. Byrnes, a grief counselor and patient advocate, and her identical twin sister, Anabel Stenzel, were both born with cystic fibrosis, ...

Grief counselor and patient advocate, Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, explains the art to a thoughtful goodbye and why it's important. Saying goodbye to a loved one can be tough, especially if you're parting ...

With the festive season looming, we’ll all probably end up using “The Irish Goodbye” at one stage or another. “The Irish ...

Find a pay phone, dial a toll free number and say goodbye to someone. That’s the premise of the Goodbye Line, an art project that utilizes pay phones across L.A. Anyone can listen to the messages of ...

Recently, a friend called me in tears, saying her sweet kitty’s health was failing. She was, understandably, having a rough time navigating this difficult period in a pet parent’s life. Anyone who’s ...

It’s something we’ve all experienced, and more frequently than you may think: Clients decide to end therapy, sometimes abruptly before the therapist feels either party is ready to terminate, and ...