CarlyMay 204 minGUEST BLOG: JUDY LIPSON 'There is no recipe for Grief'A sibling may be the keeper of one’s identity, the only person with the keys to one’s unfettered, more fundamental self. ~ Marian...
CarlyMay 64 minGUEST BLOG: Rosie and the loss of her DadIn 1997, my Dad took his own life. The shock of it felt physical and I still vividly remember the feeling of the world falling away...
CarlyApr 286 minGUEST BLOG: My beautiful SonAuthor: Nina Praske My beautiful son Over homemade soup in a little independent vegetarian café (not a greasy spoon) my son said to me ‘I...
CarlyApr 134 minBrett's Perspective on GriefI just wanted to say thank you to The Loss Project for allowing me some space to write about grief and loss My name is Brett and I became...
CarlyFeb 256 minSometimes, the ending is just that. An ending.On the night that Peggy Mitchell's funeral aired on EastEnders, my mother-in-law Eileen found herself unable to lift herself off the...
CarlyJan 285 minNatalia Millman - Meaningful Art I Share to the WorldArt helped me face the storm of grief It is a calm winter day with a deceitful sun barely touching the frosty ground. Inside me, there is...
CarlyJan 259 minGrief in the Workplace: time to address the elephant in the room56% of employees would consider leaving a job if their employer did not give proper support after a bereavement (Thompson, 2013). The...
CarlyDec 27, 20212 minChristmas Picks at the Wounds of GriefChristmas is a time for all the family! Except that half of my family is dead. My sister in 2003 at the age of 27, my mother in 2017 at...
CarlyDec 17, 20215 minChristmas is looking a little different Tradition Christmas, a time where we can slow the pace down, and spend time with family. It can be fun and easy for some, the traditions...
CarlyDec 10, 20215 minCeline Marchbank – My MotherWhen I was 30 years old my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, at first it seemed like she would have the required treatments but...
CarlyNov 27, 20212 minNational Grief Awareness Week 2021We're supporting The Good Grief Trust's campaign to #spreadthewarmth this year. It can be a very lonely and long road when you're...
CarlyNov 12, 20218 min‘How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard’For Frances: love, life and getting lost in the dark ‘Grief, I find, is a funny thing’ ‘Where is she?’ I asked myself, wading through the...
CarlyNov 6, 20212 minLetting Go Like TreesI loved autumn when I was small. It was all the colours, the crisp smoky air, and the thrill of being out in the dark on Bonfire Night...
CarlyNov 5, 20213 minGUEST BLOG: Love is… sharing insurance policy details via dropbox? Adrian AshtonAuthor: Adrian Ashton Written 23 July 2021, Published 5/11/21 We never think it will happen to us – that we’ll be the one who dies first...
CarlyOct 29, 20212 minMy Breast Cancer Story: A Short PauseMy cancer journey started back in 2008 when I was told I need to have a mastectomy. It felt surreal like it was happening to someone else...
CarlyOct 7, 20213 minMy story: Suicide loss comes knocking at my doorIt was 6.45pm on a regular Wednesday evening. I’d spent a productive day working from home in my NHS job and I’d started to cook a...
CarlyJul 26, 20219 minGUEST BLOG:‘Everything I do now is for her’: the woman who saved me from rock bottom by Hannah GreenAt my lowest ebb, I found hope in wickedly funny Leah, who lit up the crisis centre where we met. But just months later, she was dead....
CarlyJul 2, 20214 minGUEST BLOG: Dear You - a letter about grief by Emma RussDear you, I know you’re wondering how you will ever be okay again. How you’ll stand up, how you’ll smile, how a day will ever go by...
CarlyJun 25, 20213 minGUEST BLOG: Maintaining Positive Mental Health in the WorkplaceIn a year of unbelievable upheaval and loss, it’s no surprise so many of us are burned out. Beyond burned out, really. The pandemic...
CarlyJun 25, 20212 minGUEST BLOG: The Internal Conflict Caused by My Mother’s death by Lorna Smart. The Internal Conflict Caused by My Mother’s death. It wasn’t my mother’s death that made me feel sick, that had been expected, it was the...