The Varieties and Complexities of Grief: Advancing Our Understanding of How We Live with Loss
October 28, 2025, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern
The field of grief has been burgeoning in recent decades. Advances in empirical research have led to greater awareness of the range of experiences, challenges, and complications faced by grievers. This webinar will provide a brief overview of what research has learned about the factors that shape how we live with grief and will highlight ways that grief research can continue to deepen our understanding. The webinar will also describe how such knowledge can help professionals tailor their approach to supporting grievers by prioritizing the needs of the individual griever. Dr Milman will introduce a bereavement survey study, entitled “Living with Grief,” that is being conducted at TAPS to better understand the grief experience, with the ultimate goal of finding better ways of supporting bereaved military survivors as well as other grievers.
This webinar is presented by the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®.
Presenter
Evgenia (Jane) Milman, BSc, MA, PhD
Dr. Milman is a psychologist who teaches and conducts grief research at St Edward's University. She is also a faculty member at the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition and adjunct assistant professor with the National Crime Victims Treatment and Research Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Milman publishes research examining how making meaning of difficult life experiences influences mental health following grief, trauma and other stressful events. She also actively practices psychology and has published novel grief therapy techniques, assessment tools, and treatment protocols, including authoring chapters for the Hospice Foundation of America and for each edition of the acclaimed Routledge series Techniques of Grief Therapy. These publications focus on how to support the bereft in living meaningfully after a loss while maintaining a life-affirming connection with deceased. Dr. Milman is a content expert and writer for the Canadian Virtual Hospice, currently developing online grief support resources for Canadian veterans and their families. Dr. Milman is proud to serve as the chair of the Distance and Online Education committee at the Association for Death Education and Counseling where she coordinates continuing education in grief and end-of-life therapy. Currently, Dr. Milman is collaborating with Drs. Edith Steffen and Robert Neimeyer to develop the Handbook of Grief Therapies for Sage Publications. Dr. Milman presents internationally on the topic of grief, trauma and meaning making, offering workshops, webinars, and research presentations at conferences, in clinical settings, and for media outlets. Visit ResearchGate for a list of Dr. Milman’s publications. (TAPS).
About the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®
The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is positioned to be the national and worldwide leader in training and education for bereavement professionals, bereaved individuals, and grieving military, veteran and civilian families. The Institute serves as a resource and training center, providing a hub for high-quality collaboration among professionals working in the field of grief and loss.
The Institute is where practical information on coping with loss are accessible for all who seek current strategies, the most effective tools, and best practices for supporting those who are grieving and those who serve the grieving.
The Institute provides workshops, seminars, panel discussions, and more to educate caregivers, mental health professionals, clergy, funeral directors, casualty officers, the bereaved themselves, and so many others on the best ways to travel the grief journey.
TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is located at TAPS Headquarters, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
Email us at Institute@taps.org or give us a call at 800-959-8277 (TAPS) with any questions.