There is no guide or playbook when it comes to what to do when a loved one goes missing. Families of missing persons describe feeling scared, desperate, helpless, and uncertain about what to do when ...

Have you ever felt nostalgic for someone who broke your heart? Missing someone who hurt you can seem contradictory, even embarrassing. We ask ourselves: how is it possible to long for someone who ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's normal to feel a pang of sadness when you're apart from loved ones during the holidays. But there are ways to cope with those feelings and still have a meaningful and joyful ...

When you think of a missing person, what do you picture? An abduction, a murder, a bushwalking misadventure—or perhaps someone with dementia who has wandered off and gotten lost? Our assumptions about ...

Time apart has a way of smoothing over rough edges. It puts us on our best behavior, realigns our emotions, and reignites the spark we felt when we first met—before the disagreements, before the ...

Sometimes, when you walk into someone’s home, it’s obvious that they’re happy. Their home is bright, welcoming, and clearly well-lived in, and it’s impossible not to feel more joyful in their ...

"Have you seen my childhood?" In his 1992 song "Homesick," David Pirner of Soul Asylum expressed a longing for a past he hadn’t known: “Oh, I am so homesick. But it ain’t that bad, 'cause I'm homesick ...

Sarah Wayland received funding from the University of New England internal grants scheme in 2023 for two discrete projects related to this project. Our assumptions about missing people can be ...