Tracking and reading the news on a daily basis can keep me up to date with what’s happening in the world, and it can also shock and sadden me greatly…

Grief is a complex emotional process that can mimic depression. Learn to identify the signs and when to seek professional support.

When we suffer a loss, a process of adaptation and change begins. This process is called grief. To really understand grief, one needs to go through i…

A bereavement can be absolutely devastating. It is a loss and when we love somebody that dies this will feel very painful. Because we are emotionally…

It’s harder to deal with grief when the rest of the world is full of Christmas cheer. The sense of loss can be overwhelming and when everything is so…

The first Christmas without a loved one, can for many, be a difficult time. It can re-enforce the feelings of loss as we notice the empty space in ou…

When people talk about grief, they will often describe it as one of 'letting go', 'moving on' or 'getting over it'. This idea comes from Freud and ps…

A study by Relate in 2014, claimed five million people have no real friends. However, this picture of loneliness is too simplistic. It is perfectly p…

This ‘article’ is just a little something I wrote last year after a family bereavement. During these times, we ask ourselves, our God, the universe,…

In our society, we expect our children will outlive us and that modern medicine will be able to cure any problems. It can be very shocking, then, for…

As the only certainty in life is death, then the chances are you have at some point experienced losing a loved one. When you first lose that person,…

It is probably true to say that most of us find change difficult and unsettling. Familiar patterns are disrupted and new routines have to be establis…