Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or ...

Watching a friend suffer and be depressed over a breakup is one of the worst things in the world to witness. You've been there and you know how much it hurts. Your heart goes out to them. Helping a ...

Despite being misunderstood for many years—grieving people don't necessarily experience them all, and not in order—we’ve all become well-acquainted with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's classic five stages of ...