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The Importance of Self-Care When You're Grieving
When you are broken by the death of someone you love, finding time to look after yourself is essential. But it 's not always easy. Five women explain how they looked after...
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The Power of Podcasts... Talking Life, Death and Grief
This month we are celebrating some of the best podcasts about life, death and grief which are making an impact by opening up conversations about this important subject.
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Pet Bereavement... Saying Farewell to a Faithful Friend
Saying goodbye to a much-loved pet can be surprisingly hard and the emptiness can feel all consuming. As grief therapist Dipti Tait says "“Pet grief can be a profound and unique experience."
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Dying Well... Meeting the End of Life with Calm
Is it possible to just ‘be’ when someone dies? The expected kind of death, one that doesn’t hide its impending arrival, can be a chance to meet the end of life...
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Young Widowhood... I Didn't Know How to be a Widow
It sometimes feels like there are two types of widows in the world – the stooped old lady stereotype, and the kind that swish their glamorous cloaks around, Scottish Widows-style. At...
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Remember Me? Loss When Others Have Moved On
After a loss people often talk about 'moving on'. But grief doesn’t have an end date, so how can we keep those who are still mourning in mind?
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Just a Note… The Many Benefits of Putting Pen to Paper
There is nothing like a handwritten card to tell someone you are thinking about them. In a world of emails and text messages, the act of choosing a card, putting pen...
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Making time for self-care following a bereavement
Death should, if the world was a more understanding place, be followed by a gentle period of re-orientation. A time to remember, reflect and recalibrate. But of course real life...